Ralph V. Gilles
Senior Vice President, Product Design, Chrysler Group LLC
Ralph V. Gilles was appointed Senior Vice President – Product Design, effective June 2009.
Previously, he was named Vice President – Design on Sept. 1, 2008.
Gilles sits on the Boards of The Walter P. Chrysler Museum, Chrysler's Street & Racing Technology (SRT) Group and Mopar Underground (an internal group of enthusiasts that create niche concept cars for SEMA and other specialty car shows)
His work and academic background includes:

• Senior Vice President - Product Design, Chrysler Group LLC, June 2009
• Vice President – Design, Chrysler LLC, 2008
• Vice President – Jeep®/Truck and Color and Trim Studios, and Specialty Vehicles, Chrysler Design, 2006
• Director– Truck Exterior/Interior Design Studio, Chrysler, 2005
• Director – Design Office, Chrysler, 2001
• Senior Manager – Design Office, Chrysler, 1999
• Manager – Design Office, Chrysler Corporation, 1998
• Designer – Design Office, Chrysler Corporation, 1992
• Bachelor of Science degree in Transportation Design, Center for Creative Studies, 1992
• Master's degree in Business Administration, Michigan State University, 2002
• Part-time instructor at the Center for Creative Studies, Detroit, Mich.

Gilles serves on the Board of Trustees of Pontiac Osteopathic Hospital (POH) Regional Medical Center - A McLaren Health Service, in Pontiac, Michigan and on the Advisory Board of The School of Industrial Design at The College for Creative Studies (CCS) in Detroit, Mich.

Gilles, was born Jan. 14, 1970, in New York, N.Y.