John Elkann is the chair and CEO of Exor, a holding firm that has interests in Fiat and Ferrari.

Elkann was born in New York and lived in the U.K., Brazil, France, and Italy.

He is a member of the Agnelli family, which started the Fiat auto brand.

Elkann assumed the role of board member of Fiat in 1997 and became chair in 2010.

He oversaw the acquisition of Chrysler by Fiat, along with the merger between Fiat Chrysler and Peugeot, which led to the creation of a new entity called Stellantis.