New appointments for Jeep design. Vince Galante has been chosen as Vice President of Exterior Design, while Ryan Nagode has been chosen as Vice President of Interior Design. Both will report to Chief Design Officer Ralph Gilles. Galante replaces Mark Allen, former head of Jeep design, who retired after 30 years at Stellantis.
Galante held several positions of increasing responsibility and was responsible for interior and exterior design, the overall user experience, and the management and execution of various products and programmes, including the Uconnect platform, the Grand Wagoneer Concept and the Airflow Vision Concept, the company said in the release. Galante holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in transportation design from the College for Creative Studies and a Master of Business Administration from Michigan State University. Nagode, who joined the company as a product designer in 2003, has contributed to the creation of several high-profile vehicles, according to Stellantis. He directed the interior design of the upcoming 2025 Ram 1500 REV electric pick-up truck and concept truck. He holds a degree in industrial design from the Cleveland Institute of Art.
