FCA chief Manley will name his new management team this month

AMSTERDAM — Fiat Chrysler Automobiles’ new CEO, Mike Manley, will detail his management team by the end of September, the company’s chairman said at a shareholder meeting called to vote on his appointment.

Manley took the helm at FCA on July 21, four days before the death of former CEO Sergio Marchionne.

FCA Chairman John Elkann said Manley was the only candidate to succeed Marchionne.

Manley has been the largest single contributor to FCA’s success, having led Jeep, Ram and the Asia Pacific region, which is FCA’s biggest growth opportunity, Elkann said.

The decision to appoint Manley was based on succession plans the board was working on with Marchionne as part of Marchionne’s plan to retire in 2019, Elkann said.

A minute of silence in Marchionne’s honor was held before the start of FCA’s extraordinary shareholders meeting here on Friday.

Manley’s election as an FCA executive board member was approved by more than 99 percent of the votes cast at the meeting. Elkann thanked shareholders for “this great vote of confidence.”

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