People: Fiat SpA (FIA.MI)

Mr. Vilmar Fistarol has served as Head of Group Purchasing at Fiat SpA since September 1, 2011. He is also Member of the Group Executive Council of the Company. He was appointed Director of Human Resources with Fiat Group Automobiles Latin America in June 2010. Concurrently, he was appointed Executive Vice President of Fiat Group Automobiles Argentina. Prior to this role, he was President and CEO of Teksid Brazilian Foundary Group from January 2008. From 2005 to 2007, he was Director of Purchasing for Fiat in Latin America. From 2001 to 2005, during the joint venture GM-Fiat WW Purchasing, he was the Director for Purchasing Operations Fiat Latin America and Director of Powertrain and Metallic Purchasing for Latin America, Africa and Middle East. From 1991 to 2001, he served in various roles within Purchasing including Director of Fiat Auto Argentina Purchasing, Purchasing Manager of Fiat Auto Metallic Italy and Director of Purchasing for GM-Fiat Powertrain Europe. He worked in various roles for Agrale from 1981 to 1991 and for the Metallurgical Division of Abramo Eberle-casting from 1978 to 1980. He trained in metallurgy at the Technical School Tuypy-SC, and graduated in Business Administration at the Universidade de Caxias do Sul, in addition to obtaining an MBA in Fundacao Dom Cabral/Kellogg School of Management in the United States and an MBA in Fundacao Dom Cabral/INSEAD in France. Fistarol was President of Brazil SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) in 2007-2008.