Asia Tech Wire (Oct 30) -- Maria Grazia Davino, the former head of Stellantis' U.K. operations, will join Chinese electric-car maker BYD to oversee its expansion in Europe, according to Bloomberg.

BYD, which is assembling a team of European executives to lead business expansion in the region, will hire Davino, Tuesday's report said, citing people familiar with the matter.

On Oct. 18, Stellantis announced that Eurig Druce was replacing Davino as managing director of Stellantis UK.

According to the statement, the female executive decided to leave Stellantis "for other interests".

Davino may take charge of BYD's operations in a cluster of European countries in December after she ends a garden leave in December, the people said.