Yuri Rodrigues was appointed senior vice president, quality for Stellantis North America in May 2025. In this role, he is responsible for product quality and managing the North America team’s implementation of improvement actions across the region.   

Rodrigues brings nearly 30 years of experience to Stellantis, spanning end-to-end customer satisfaction and product quality in areas including manufacturing, product development, sales and aftersales, product safety and regulatory compliance. With a global career covering Japan, Europe, Americas, Oceania, Middle East, Africa and India, Rodrigues has driven strategic initiatives across multiple continents.  

He most recently served as Americas chief satisfaction officer and vice president for Nissan Motor Corporation. He also held roles of increasing responsibility in quality for Toyota Motor Corporation.  

His work background includes: 

• 2025 – current, Senior Vice President, Quality, Stellantis North America 
• 2024, Chief Satisfaction Office & Vice President Americas, Nissan Motor Corporation 
• 2020, Chief Satisfaction Officer & Vice President, Europe, Africa, Middle East, India, Oceania  
• 2016, Chief Quality Engineer (Japan) 
• 2011, Senior Director, Total Customer Satisfaction (Brazil) 
• 2010, Quality Director, Refrigeration Division, Lennox International (North America) 
• 2009, Quality Manager, Toyota Motor Corporation North America  
• 2007, Operations Manager  
• 2005, Supply Chain Manager 
• 2003, Operations Manager, Toyota Motor Corporation Brazil  
• 2003, Supply Chain & Lean Manufacturing Manager, Tritec Motors (DaimlerChrysler and BMW joint venture) 
• 1998, Operations & Lean Manufacturing Manager  

Rodrigues holds a master’s degree in automotive engineering from the University of Michigan and a bachelor of mechanical engineering from the Universidade Federal da Bahia in Brazil. He also completed executive business programs from The Wharton School (University of Pennsylvania) and Stanford University (California).