The net worth of Ralph Gilles, an American-Canadian automobile designer, is $10 million.
On January 14, 1970, Ralph Gilles was born in New York City, New York.
His parents were immigrants from Haiti.
Gilles, who grew up in Montreal, Quebec, has been passionate about cars since he was 6, and by the time he was 8, he had begun drawing concept vehicles.
At the age of 14, Gilles’ aunt, Giselle Mouscardy, noticed her nephew’s talent for drawing cars and wrote to former Chrysler Chairman Lee Iacocca about his talents.
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Gilles was recommended by Neil Walling, the design chief of Chrysler, to attend one of three design schools.
Subsequently, Gilles attended the College for Creative Studies in Detroit, Michigan. In 2002, he earned an Executive MBA from Michigan State University.
Gilles holds the positions of President and CEO of the SRT Brand and Senior Vice President of Design at Chrysler Group LLC.
The 2005 Chrysler 300 was his choice of styling after he became a part of Chrysler in 1992.
The design team responsible for the 2014 SRT Viper was overseen by Gilles.
Gilles assumed the role of Senior Vice President of Design in August 2008, replacing Trevor Creed, who was now retired.
Gilles became the President and CEO of the Dodge Car Brand in October 2009.
In June 2011, he was replaced as CEO of Dodge, but continued to serve as Senior Vice President of Design and eventually became the CEO of Chrysler’s Street and Racing Technology division.