Grégory Gatard

Grégory Gatard has a diverse work experience in the automotive industry. Grégory has recently worked as the Deputy CTO at HYVIA starting from June 2023. Prior to that, they were the Head of Vehicle Engineering at Hopium from October 2021 to May 2023. Grégory has also held various managerial and leadership roles at Bertrandt Group, where they served as the Head of R&D + New Mobility, Trucks, and Defense Business Development from October 2020 to September 2021. At Bertrandt Group, they also worked as the General Manager of Vehicle Body Development and BiW Product/Process Development. Before joining Bertrandt Group, Grégory worked for GESTAMP as the R&D Mobility Technologies & IP Manager and as the R&D Centre Manager + Co-development Programs Manager. Grégory also had roles at ArcelorMittal, CATANA GROUP, and Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi, gaining experience as an engineer and designer. Grégory Gatard's work experience demonstrates a strong background in vehicle engineering, research and development, project management, and team leadership.

Grégory Gatard completed their Dipl.-Ing. degree in Mechanical Engineering at the Institut national des Sciences appliquées de Rouen from 1996 to 2001. In 2000 to 2001, they pursued an Msc in Mechanical Engineering at McGill University. Grégory then obtained a Masters Degree in Industrial Design from Strate, Ecole de Design between 2001 and 2003. From 2005 to 2008, they served as an Assistant Teacher in Automotive Engineering at CentraleSupélec. In 2013, Grégory undertook an Executive Education program at HEC Paris to enhance their management and leadership skills. More recently, they obtained their ZAM (Management & Leadership) from Les ZAccélérateurs du Management fondés par Dominique CHEVALIER et Jean-Michel EBERLE in 2019 to 2020. Before their higher education, Grégory attended Lycée Arago, Perpignan, France from 1993 to 1996.