Renault Group has been making cars since 1898. Today it is an international multi-brand group, selling close to 3.76 million vehicles in 127 countries in 2017, with 36 manufacturing sites, 12,700 points of sales and employing more than 120,000 people.

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Philippe Guérin-Boutaud is the EVP of Group Quality at [Renault Group](/org/renault). Philippe has previously worked as the Program Director for Nissan Mid- & Mini-cars Global Markets and as the Executive Vice President of Renault Samsung Motors - Product and Process Engineering Head.

Guérin-Boutaud has a proven track record of boosting profitability and reducing costs. Philippe was responsible for Nissan Sentra’s sales volume doubling in the US and Nissan Sylphy’s sales volume tripling in China in just four years. Philippe also successfully introduced new methodologies for cost reduction, achieving 7%+ net cost reduction per year.

At Renault Samsung Motors, Guérin-Boutaud led the company through a difficult period, facing a strong FOREX crisis due to JPY vs KRW variation after Fukushima tsunami. Philippe implemented a Revival Plan on Vehicle Variable Costs which achieved -10% vehicle net cost reduction in one year and -20% in two years. At the same time, they reduced RSM’s fixed costs by -35%.

Thanks to Guérin-Boutaud’s strong leadership and engineering skills, [Renault Group](/org/renault) is now a well-respected, profitable company.

The educational career for Philippe Guérin-Boutaud includes attending the Ecole Centrale de Paris, which is a top French engineering school. Philippe also has a master's degree from Université Paris-Saclay, as well as a master's degree from Carnegie Mellon University - Tepper School of Business.

Philippe Guérin-Boutaud reports to Luca De Meo, Chief Executive Officer. Some of their coworkers include Jose Vicente De Los Mozos - EVP, Group Industry and Group Country Head, Iberia, Nicolas Maure - EVP, Chief Turnaround Officer, [Groupe](/org/groupe) Renault and SVP, Chairman of Eurasia Region, [Groupe](/org/groupe) Renault, and Denis Le Vot - EVP, Regions, Sales and Marketing, [Groupe](/org/groupe) Renault.

Philippe Guérin-Boutaud

Born in 1962, Jose Vicente de los Mozos is graduated from Polytechnic University of Madrid (aerospace engineering) and holds a Master degree in production technics (CESEM business school, Madrid).

He joined Renault in 1978 as an apprentice, before becoming part of the engineering team at the body assembly plant in Valladolid. In 1993, he relocated to France where he occupied a number of positions of responsibility with Renault’s Engineering division. He returned to Spain as head of the press shop at the Valladolid body assembly plant before becoming head of the press shop and body assembly department at the Palencia plant.

In 2003, Jose Vicente de los Mozos joined Nissan Motor Ibérica in Barcelona, as deputy managing director, before becoming managing director of Nissan Motor Ibérica in 2005. One year later, he became Vice President in charge of Nissan industrial operations in Spain.

In September 2008, he joined FICOSA (automotive supplier), as Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the Automotive department, a position he held until October 2009. Jose Vicente de los Mozos then returned to Renault in January 2012 where he was appointed Vice President, manufacturing assembly plants, a post held alongside that of CEO of Renault Spain.

On September 2013, Jose Vicente de los Mozos was appointed Executive Vice President, Manufacturing and Supply chain of Groupe Renault. On September 2016, he was also appointed head of the Groupe Renault Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) Department.

On 1 April 2018, Jose Vicente de los Mozos is appointed Deputy Alliance Executive Vice President, Manufacturing and Supply Chain Operations 1 and Executive Vice President, Manufacturing and Supply Chain of Groupe Renault. He is a member of the Groupe Renault Executive Committee.

Jose Vicente De Los Mozos

Gilles Le Borgne, 57, is a graduate of the École Nationale Supérieure des Céramiques industrielles.

After more than thirty years with the PSA Group, Gilles Le Borgne is recognized as one of France's leading and most comprehensive experts in vehicle engineering and design.

After eight years of research and development on materials and technologies, he became chief engineer of the Citroën C3 phase I platform. He then took responsibility for advanced vehicle concepts for seven years. In 2010, he was appointed head of the Pre-Projects Department, before becoming Director of Research and Development in April 2013 and then Quality and Engineering Director of the PSA Group from September 2016 to May 2019.

From January 2015 to May 2018, he was also Chairman of the Automotive Technical Committee (CTA) within the PFA (Platform of the Automotive Sector). In 2018, he received the "Eurostar" prize awarded by Automotive News Europe in the "Product Development Executive" category.

As of January 6th, 2020, Gilles Le Borgne is appointed Executive Vice President, Engineering, Groupe Renault. He is a member of the Groupe Renault Executive Committee. He will report to Clotilde Delbos, Chief Executive Officer for an interim period.

Gilles Le Borgne

Xavier Martinet, born in 1975, is a graduate of the ESC Rouen Business School. He began his career at Renault in 1997 in Hungary and joined the Sales and Marketing Division Europe in 2002. In 2007, he moved to the Renault Retail Group (RRG) sales subsidiary as Head of Sales in Bordeaux. In 2008, he was appointed Executive Assistant to the EVP, Europe Region Chairman and subsequently to the EVP, Global Sales and Marketing. In 2010 he joined Nissan North America as Senior Brand Marketing Manager. In 2013, he was appointed Director of the Renault Portugal sales subsidiary, then Marketing Director France in 2015. Since 2018, he has held the post of Managing Director Renault Italy.

As of 2 December 2019, Xavier Martinet is appointed SVP, Global Marketing Director, Groupe Renault. He reports to Olivier Murguet, EVP, Regions and Sales and Acting Deputy CEO, Groupe Renault. He joins the Renault Management Committee.

Xavier Martinet

Gianluca De Ficchy graduated in Economics from LUISS University in Rome. He started his career at Ernst & Young in 1994 and then joined Groupe Renault in 2001 as Finance Director of [RCI Banque](/org/rci-banque-s-a) in Italy.

In 2004, he was appointed Director of Planning & Management Control at [RCI Banque](/org/rci-banque-s-a). In 2007, he joined FGA Capital, a joint venture between Crédit Agricole and Fiat S.p.A., of which he became Chairman and CEO in 2013.

In October 2014, Gianluca De Ficchy was appointed Chief Executive Officer of RCI Bank and Services. In April 2016, he became Chairman of the Board of Directors of DIAC S.A., while retaining his position as Chief Executive Officer of RCI Bank and Services. In 2017, he was appointed member of Groupe Renault Management Committee (CDR).

In April 2018, Gianluca De Ficchy joined Nissan as Senior Vice President and Chairperson of Management Committee for Europe .

In October 2020, Gianluca De Ficchy became Nissan's Chairman for the AMIEO region, which covers the activities of the Group's brands in Africa, the Middle East, India, Europe (including Russia) and Oceania.

Gianluca De Ficchy

PASCAL MALAVERGNE

She began her career in California, then at Price Waterhouse in Paris before joining the Pechiney Group in 1992. She held various positions in France and in Brussels in Internal Audit, Treasury and Mergers & Acquisitions to then become Division Financial Director (Bauxite Alumina and International Trade). After Pechiney’s acquisition by Alcan, Clotilde Delbos served as Vice President & Business Finance Director of the Engineered Products Division from 2005 up until it was sold in 2011 to Apollo Global Management (Private Equity Fund) and the Fonds Stratégique d’Investissement. In the new company, [Constellium](/org/constellium), her last two positions were Deputy CFO and Chief Risk Officer.

Clotilde Delbos joined Groupe Renault in 2012 as Group Controller. On May 1, 2014, she was appointed Alliance Global Director, Control, in addition to her current role as Senior Vice President, Groupe Renault Controller.

On April 25, 2016, Clotilde is appointed Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of Groupe Renault. She also became Chairman of the Board of Directors of [RCI Banque](/org/rci-banque-s-a). On April 1, 2019, Clotilde Delbos, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of Groupe Renault and Chairman of the Board of Directors of [RCI Banque](/org/rci-banque-s-a), takes over the responsibility of Internal Control on top of her current role.

On October 11, 2019, the Board of Directors decides to appoint Mrs Clotilde Delbos as Chief Executive Officer of Renault SA for an interim period until Mr. Luca de Meo takes office as Chief Executive Officer of Renault S.A., and Chairman of Renault s.a.s., effective July 1, 2020.

Since July 1, 2020, Clotilde Delbos is Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Groupe Renault. She remains Chief Financial Officer of Groupe Renault and Chairman of the Board of Directors of [RCI Banque](/org/rci-banque-s-a). She is a member of the Groupe Renault Executive Committee.

Clotilde Delbos

Born in 1966, Véronique Sarlat-Depotte holds an engineering degree from the EPF (École Polytechnique Féminine).

Véronique Sarlat-Depotte began her career at Renault in 1989 as part of the Purchasing Division. She has held several positions within Renault and Nissan, in France and Japan, within Purchasing, RNPO and CEO Office. In 2005, she was appointed Deputy General Manager, Purchasing Strategy at Nissan Motors Limited in Japan before being promoted General Manager in 2007 at the Japan Headquarters. In 2009, she was appointed GM, RNPO Vehicle Body Parts within RNPO. In 2010, she was promoted Vice President, RNPO Body & Electrical. In 2014, she became Alliance Global Director, RNPO Body & Electrical.

On January 2015, Véronique Sarlat-Depotte became Deputy Managing Director of RNPO & Renault-Nissan Senior Vice President, Purchasing.

In November 2016, Véronique Sarlat-Depotte has been Alliance Global Executive Vice President, Purchasing, and President of RNPO (Renault Nissan Purchasing Organization).

Since April 2018, RNPO’s scope has been extended to include Mitsubishi’s purchasing activity. This structure is renamed the Alliance Purchasing Organization and Véronique Sarlat-Depotte takes the lead as Purchasing Director of the Alliance, and CEO of Alliance Purchasing Organization.

In January 2021, Véronique Sarlat-Depotte is appointed EVP, Alliance Purchasing Organization (APO).

On April 1st, 2021, Véronique Sarlat-Depotte is appointed Alliance General Secretary. At the head of the Alliance Cooperation Office, her mission will be to coordinate the major projects, to accelerate and deepen operational cooperation, and to broaden the fields of development and application for the benefit of the three member companies. She is a member of the Groupe Renault's Board of Management.



Véronique Sarlat-Depotte

Born in Italy in Milan in 1967, Luca de Meo graduated from the Luigi Bocconi Commercial University in Milan with a degree in business administration.

Luca de Meo began his career at Renault before joining Toyota Europe, then the Fiat Group where he managed the Lancia, Fiat and Alfa Romeo brands. He has more than 20 years of experience in the automotive sector.

Luca de Meo joined the [Volkswagen Group](/org/volkswagen-group) in 2009 as Marketing Director, both for passenger cars of the Volkswagen brand and for the [Volkswagen Group](/org/volkswagen-group). He then held the position of member of the Board of Directors in charge of Sales and Marketing at AUDI AG in 2012.

He was Chairman of the Executive Committee of [SEAT](/org/seat) from November 1, 2015 until January 2020 and member of the Supervisory Boards Ducati and [Lamborghini](/org/lamborghini), and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the [Volkswagen Group](/org/volkswagen-group) in Italy.

Since July 1, 2020, Luca de Meo is Chief Executive Officer of Renault S.A. and Chairman of Renault s.a.s.. He is a member of the Groupe Renault Executive Committee.

Luca De Meo

Laurens Van Den Acker

Born in 1965, Denis Le Vot holds an engineering degree from the École des mines de Paris, France.

He joined Renault in 1990 in Sales & Marketing within the International Operations Department. In 1994, he joins the After Sales Division and becomes Senior Manager Aftersales Product Development.

Appointed successively Aftersales Director of Renault Russia, Sales Director in Belgium, Global Aftersales Marketing & Strategy and then Marketing Director of Renault MAIS in Turkey, he becomes VP, Marketing & Sales of Eurasia Region in 2007. In 2011, he is appointed Deputy Managing Director of Renault Russia and in September 2013, he becomes VP, Sales & Marketing G9.

On 1 April 2016, he is appointed SVP, Chairman of Eurasia Region and on 23 June, 2016, becomes a member of the Board of Directors of AVTOVAZ.

On 1 January 2018, Denis Le Vot is appointed Senior Vice President and Chairman of the Management Committee for Nissan North America.

On 1 April 2019, Denis Le Vot is appointed Alliance SVP, LCV Business Unit.

As of January 28th, 2020, Denis Le Vot is appointed Executive Vice-President Regions, Sales and Marketing and a member of the Group Executive Committee (CEG). He will report to Clotilde Delbos, Chief Executive Officer for an interim period. He is a member of Groupe Renault Management Committee.

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