Auburn Hills’ Stellantis has made changes within its product design office executive leadership team, effective immediately.
Vince Galante has been appointed vice president of Jeep exterior design reporting to Ralph Gilles, chief design officer at Stellantis. Galante will be responsible for all exterior design activities for the Jeep and Wagoneer by Jeep vehicle lineups.
Ryan Nagode is now vice president of interior design and will also report to Gilles. He will lead the interior design direction for Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram Truck, and Wagoneer by Jeep brand vehicles.
Leandro Pinto has been named vice president responsible for global user experience (UX), reporting to Gilles with a connection to Jean Pierre Ploue, chief design officer for the North American and European brands, respectively. Pinto will be responsible for global design development, coordination, and alignment of Stellantis’ UX and Uconnect platform.
“Vince, Ryan, and Leandro will bring their own unique perspective, imagination, and innovation to these roles as we move toward an electrified future,” says Gilles. “We’re fortunate to have such proven and amazing talent inside our design office.”
Galante spent 12 years in the Jeep design studio working under former head of Jeep design Mark Allen, who is retiring from the company after 30 years.
“I would also like to thank Mark Allen for his indelible contributions to the Jeep, Dodge, and Ram Truck brands,” Gilles says. “I hope that when he looks back on his career, he feels the way we do, which is gratification for the legacy he helped to create that will be enjoyed by the world for years to come.”
Since joining the company in 2005, Galante has held a variety of positions of increasing responsibility and has been responsible for interior and exterior design, user experience, management, and execution of various products and programs, including the Uconnect platform, Grand Wagoneer concept, and the Airflow Vision concept.
He earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in transportation design degree from the College for Creative Studies in Detroit and an executive MBA from Michigan State University in East Lansing.
Since first joining the company in 2003 as a product designer, Nagode has helped to create numerous high-profile vehicles. Most recently, he led the interior design for the all-new Ram 1500 Revolution battery-electric vehicle concept and the all-new, all-electric 2025 Ram 1500 REV. Nagode earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Industrial Design degree from the Cleveland Institute of Art.
Pinto joined Stellantis South America in 2019, leading the UX design team, eventually relocating to France in 2022 to work on regional and global programs. He earned an MBA from the Berlin School of Creative Leadership in association with Steinbeis University and studied at the University of Bologna in Italy, the University of Technology Sydney in Australia, and the Miami Ad School in São Paulo.
