| 词条 | Ralph Gilles |
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Ralph Victor Gilles ({{IPA-fr|ʒij}}; born 14 January 1970) is a Haitian-Canadian-American automobile designer and executive. Gilles was the President and CEO of Chrysler's SRT brand and Senior Vice President of Design at Chrysler before being promoted to Head of Design for Fiat Chrysler Automobiles in April 2015. Gilles styled the North American Car of the Year-winning 2005 Chrysler 300 after joining Chrysler in 1992.[1] Gilles also led the design team that created the 2014 SRT Viper. BackgroundBorn in New York City to Haitian immigrants, Gilles was raised in Montreal, Quebec.[2] Gilles was drawing concept vehicles at the age of eight. When he was fourteen years old, his aunt Gisele Mouscardy sent one of his sketches to then Chrysler Chairman Lee Iacocca.[3] A reply came from K. Neil Walling, Chrysler's design chief at the time, suggesting he attend one of three design schools.[4] Gilles attended the College for Creative Studies in Detroit, Michigan, and in 2002 received an Executive MBA from Michigan State University.[5] He lives in Oxford, Michigan.[6] CareerIn August, 2008, Gilles replaced retiring Trevor Creed as Senior Vice President of Design. In October 2009, Gilles was promoted to President and CEO of the Dodge car brand.[5][7] He was replaced as Dodge's CEO in June 2011, remaining Senior Vice President of Design and becoming CEO of Chrysler's Street and Racing Technology division.[8] Gilles was profiled in the first season of the Netflix docu-series The Art of Design.[9] References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://media.chrysler.com/newsrelease.do;jsessionid=160B087CF5E1B2AA75E04F6FFE7081CB?&id=2123&mid=15 |title=Executive bios: Ralph V. Gilles |publisher=chrysler.com |accessdate=21 March 2011}} {{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Gilles, Ralph}}2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.canadianbusiness.com/article/13271--the-cult-of-ralph-chrysler-apos-s-ralph-gilles|title=The cult of Ralph: Chrysler's Ralph Gilles|last=Watson|first=Thomas|date=2006-09-22|publisher=Canadian Business|accessdate=24 February 2012}} 3. ^{{cite news | title = The cult of Ralph: Chrysler's Ralph Gilles | publisher = Canadian Business, Sep 22, 2006 Thomas Watson | url = http://www.canadianbusiness.com/lifestyle/the-cult-of-ralph-chryslers-ralph-gilles/}} 4. ^{{cite | title = I owe my career to a letter from Chrysler | date =2016-02-25 | url =https://blog.fcanorthamerica.com/2016/02/25/i-owe-my-career-to-a-letter-from-chrysler/|accessdate=26 February 2017}} 5. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.chryslergroupllc.com/company/leadership/Bios/Ralph_V_Gilles.pdf|title=Gilles, Ralph V.|work=Chrysler Executive Bio|publisher=Chrysler|accessdate=24 February 2012}} 6. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.automationalley.com/a2_nws_eventinfo?id=a086000000HU8PjAAL |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2012-10-19 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141103000604/http://www.automationalley.com/a2_nws_eventinfo?id=a086000000HU8PjAAL |archivedate=2014-11-03 |df= }} 7. ^{{cite news| title = Chrysler Head Designer Is Latest to Leave Firm | newspaper = Wall Street Journal |page=B4 | url = https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB121910613957751591?mod=AutosChannelMain_RelatedStories| date=19 August 2043 |accessdate=21 March 2011}} 8. ^<{{cite news|first=James R.|last=Healey|url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/driveon/post/2011/06/ralph-gilles-fiat-shuffles-chrysler-executives-sergio-marchionne/1|title=Fiat shuffles Chrysler hats: Design chief/Dodge CEO Gilles to run SRT|newspaper=USA Today|date=June 8, 2011|accessdate=June 10, 2011}} 9. ^http://www.itsnicethat.com/news/abstract-art-of-deign-netflix-series-190117 13 : 1970 births|American people of Haitian descent|Living people|College for Creative Studies alumni|Michigan State University alumni|Canadian engineers|Chrysler designers|American emigrants to Canada|People from Montreal|Haitian Quebecers|Chrysler executives|American automobile designers|People from Oxford, Michigan |
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