Chrysler Designer Talks Loyalty, Forward Thinking
Ralph Gilles is one of the highest-ranking executives at Chrysler L.L.C., automaker and producer of the Chrysler, Dodge, and Jeep brands. Gilles, vice president of Chrysler's product design, is perhaps best known for designing the 2005 Chrysler 300C, which consumers responded to with great fervor when it was introduced. Bedecked with its jeweled chrome finishes, the vehicle's design led other car companies to follow suit and demonstrated that Chrysler could offer luxury.