##Elena Bernardelli --right##

Elena Bernardelli (pictured right) has been appointed marketing director of Fiat Auto (UK), and takes over on 4 May from Franck Ropert, who has been promoted to a new strategic marketing role at Fiat Auto headquarters in Turin.

Elena, who has a degree in mathematics, joined Fiat Auto in 1990 in a number of marketing managerial roles, including, most recently, marketing director of Lancia in the Italian domestic market.