Stellantis' Chairman John Elkann plans to name Luca Maestri, the outgoing CFO of Apple, as the new CEO of the Italian-French carmaker after Sunday's shock resignation of Carlos Tavares, newspaper Corriere della Sera reported.

Netherlands car firm Stellantis may be best known for buying Jeep, Dodge, Ram, and Chrysler, but it says it is definitely not buying ex-Apple CFO Luca Maestri.

Stellantis NV appointed executives including North America boss Antonio Filosa to a committee taking over from ousted CEO Carlos Tavares, as the automaker works to fill a leadership void.

It turns out that Apple’s outgoing CFO Luca Maestri won’t be the next CEO of car maker Stellantis — which was apparently a rumor in the automotive industry. Our first reaction? It’s always fun to learn about the rumor from the denial.

Stellantis Stellantis denies it will hire Apple CFO Luca Maestri as new CEO. Share. Expand. Stellantis sign (AUTOMOTIVE NEWS FILE PHOTO)