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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Alexis Zajdenweber

Annette Winkler

Joji Tagawa

Yu Serizawa

Eric Personne

Frédéric Mazzella

Richard Gentil

Pierre Fleuriot

Marie-Annick Darmaillac

Noël Desgrippes

Bernard Delpit

Thomas Courbe

Miriem Bensalah Chaqroun

Frédéric Barrat

Catherine Barba

Thierry Charvet, a graduate of the École Polytechnique, joined Renault in 1993 as an engineer in the Research Department.

In 1996, he joined the Flins plant and successively held responsibilities in the Quality department and the Body Assembly and Sheet Metal department.

In 2006, he was appointed Project Director for Mégane, and in 2008, VP, Vehicule Development Engineering at the Technocentre (Guyancourt, Fance). 

From January to August 2011, Thierry Charvet joined the Cléon plant as Deputy Director of Operations. He was then appointed VP, of the Flins plant in September 2011.

Between February 2014 and 2017, Thierry Charvet was Alliance Global Director, Industrial Performance. 

In 2017, he was appointed Alliance Global VP, Manufacturing Engineering.

In November 2021, Thierry Charvet became SVP, Quality, Renault Group.

On January 15, 2023, Thierry Charvet is appointed EVP, Group Industry and Quality. He becomes a member of the Renault Group Board of Management and reports to Luca de Meo, CEO of Renault Group.

Thierry Charvet

Guido Haak, 55 years, graduated from the Technical University of Berlin and holds a PhD in theoretical physics from the Free University of Berlin.

After four years of research and teaching in mathematics in the US and Germany, he joined McKinsey & Company in 1998, as consultant in the high-tech and automotive industry across Europe, the US and Japan.

He joined the Volkswagen Group in 2005 as head of Audi's first modular framework. After holding positions in product management, strategy and marketing at the Audi and Volkswagen brands, he was appointed in 2015 as Head of Product Management at Skoda Auto A.S. in Mladá Boleslav (Czech Republic). There he steered the brand's successful growth strategy and the electrification of the range.

On February 1st, 2022, Guido Haak joins the Renault Group as EVP, Advanced Products & Planning, Renault Group. He is a member of the Renault Group’s Board of Management.

Guido Haak

Josep Maria holds an engineering degree with a specialisation in industrial organisation from the University of Girona (Spain), a Master's degree in automotive engineering from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC), and an MBA from the ESADE business school.

In 2002, he joined the car manufacturer SEAT S.A and hold various positions in the fields of R&D, product planning and international project management, before being appointed Director of Strategy, Secretary General and Director of Public Affairs of SEAT.

In June 2021, he joined Renault Group as SVP, Strategy and Business Development. He accompanies the implementation of the Renaulution strategy and contributes in particular to the deployment of the company's partnership strategy as well as to the construction of the Revolution phase of the strategic plan. He reports to Luca de Meo, CEO of Renault Group.

On January 15, 2023, Josep Maria Recasens, current SVP, Strategy and Business Development, Renault Group takes also over the management of the Iberian Peninsula countries.

On February 1, 2023, he is appointed Chief Strategy Officer. He becomes a member of the Leadership Team, which replaces the Board of Management (BOM) and the Corporate Management Committee (CMC). This new single management body’s mission will be to ensure the strategic and operational management of Renault Group activities.

Josep Maria Recasens

Born in 1968, François Provost graduated from the École polytechnique and École des mines de Paris in France.

He started his career as senior civil servant in the French Ministry of Economy and Finance, Treasury Department. He then became Advisor to the French Minister of Defense.

He joined Renault in 2002 in the Sales & Marketing Division in France as branch General Manager, then regional Sales Director. In 2005, he took the position of Managing Director of Renault-Nissan Portugal. From 2008 to 2010, he served as Vice-President, Strategy and planning, within the Sales and Marketing department. He was then appointed Chief Operating Officer of Renault Russia.

In September 2011, he became CEO of Renault Samsung Motors.

In 2016, François Provost became Senior Vice President, China Operations.

In January 2017, François Provost was appointed Chairman of Asia-Pacific region while remaining Senior Vice President, China Operations .

In April , 2019, François Provost becomes SVP, Chairman of China Region, Groupe Renault. He also sits on the Board of Directors of e-GT NEV, JMEV (Jiangling NEV) and of AILSH (Alliance Innovation Lab Shanghai).

In October 2020,  Francois Provost is appointed SVP, International Development & Partnerships, Renault Group. He reports to Luca de Meo, Renault Group CEO. François Provost is member of Renault Group Corporate Management Committee.

François Provost

Quitterie de Pelleport began her career in 2000 as an associate at Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP.

In 2004, she joined DLA Piper as an associate.

Between 2008 and 2010, she joined Rhodia as Corporate Counsel, Mergers & Acquisitions.

Before joining the group, she was Head of Legal, Ethics and Compliance at Solvay Group where she spent 10 years.

Quitterie de Pelleport has been General Counsel for Renault Group since 2021.

As of February 1, 2023, she is appointed Chief Legal Officer. She becomes a member of the Leadership Team, which replaces the Board of Management (BOM) and the Corporate Management Committee (CMC). This new single management body’s mission will be to ensure the strategic and operational management of Renault Group activities.

Quitterie De Pelleport

Catherine Gros is a graduate of the London School of Journalism and French school of journalism IPJ (l’Institut Pratique du Journalisme).

She began her career as Press and External Relations Director at Vivendi in 1988 and retained this position for 15 years.

She then moved into the world of consultancy at Image 7, where she stayed for seven years.

In 2010, she was appointed Communications Director for Groupe EDF, where she remained for five years.

As a Vice President at Publicis Consultants from 2015, Catherine Gros advised major CAC 40 firms in corporate communications, crisis products and communications, institutional relations and corporate social responsibility.

In December 2019, Catherine Gros joined Renault Group as SVP for Communications, Public Affairs and Social and Sustainable Impact.

On January 1, 2021, Catherine Gros is appointed SVP, Commitment & Dialogues, Renault Group. She is a member of Renault Group Corporate Management Committee.

On February 1, 2023, she is appointed Chief Communication Officer. She becomes a member of the Leadership Team, which replaces the Board of Management (BOM) and the Corporate Management Committee (CMC). This new single management body’s mission will be to ensure the strategic and operational management of Renault Group activities.

Catherine Gros

Born in 1966, Céleste Thomasson holds a juris doctor degree from Southwestern University School of Law in Los Angeles. She has been a member of the California bar since 1993.

She began her career in 1992 as an associate at Baker & McKenzie in Los Angeles.

In 1999, Céleste Thomasson joins Fournier Laboratories.

She joined the Safran group in 2002 as Legal Counsel. She was promoted to Senior VP and General Counsel for Safran USA in July 2008, before being appointed Vice President Legal Affairs. In January 2014, she joined MorphoTrak (a subsidiary of Safran) as President and CEO, becoming a board member of the Zodiac Aerospace in February 2018. Appointed CEO of Safran Seats UK in January 2019, she filled the roles of Executive Vice President, Corporate Secretary & President of the Ethics Committee for Safran group in 2020.

Céleste Thomasson then joined the Geodis group at the beginning of 2022 and became Executive Vice President and General Counsel of the Group, supervising legal, insurance, compliance and audit.

She joins Renault Group as of January 9, 2023 as Chief Audit & Risks Officer. She reports to Luca de Meo, CEO, Renault Group.

Céleste Thomasson

Born in 1969, Fabrice Cambolive is graduated from TBS Education Business School in Toulouse, France.

He joined Renault Group in 1992 and held various international Sales & Marketing positions for twenty years in Spain, Switzerland, France, Germany & Romania.

His international career continued in 2011 when he was appointed Vice President, Sales & Marketing for Russia and Eurasia region.

In 2015, he is appointed as CEO of Renault do Brasil.

In 2017, he was promoted to Senior Vice President, Chairman of the Africa-Middle-East-India-Pacific region.

In 2021, Fabrice Cambolive was nominated Senior Vice President, Sales & Operations for the Renault brand, in charge of deploying the Renaulution strategic plan globally and leading the brand’s business model transformation.

In May 2022, Fabrice Cambolive was appointed Renault brand COO.    

As of February 1st, 2023, Fabrice Cambolive is appointed CEO of the Renault brand. Member of the Renault Group Leadership Team, he will report to Luca de Meo, CEO of Renault Group.

Fabrice Cambolive

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 General Secretary of Alliance Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi and Alliance Executive Vice President. 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 Renault Group's Board of Management.

Véronique Sarlat-Depotte

Thierry Piéton started his career as an auditor with PricewaterhouseCoopers in 1995.

He joined General Electric (GE) in 1998 and subsequently held various finance positions in the Healthcare division. In 2004, he became Chief Financial Officer for Europe, Middle East and Africa for GE Security.

Two years later, he took the role of Global Financial Planning & Analysis Manager with GE Consumer & Industrial. In 2007, Thierry Pieton became Chief Financial Officer for GE Oil & Gas Global Services. In 2011, he became Chief Financial Officer for GE Power Conversion.

He joined Nissan Europe, as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer in May 2014.

In June 2016, Thierry Piéton became Senior Vice President, Controller of Groupe Renault. 

In February 2020, he became Deputy Chief Financial Officer and SVP, Controller, Renault Group and in January, 2021, he was appointed Renault Brand Finance.

On March 1st, 2022, Thierry Piéton, is appointed Chief Financial Officer of Renault Group. He becomes a member of the Board of Management of Renault Group and reports to Luca de Meo, CEO of Renault Group.

Thierry Piéton

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

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

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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.



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.

Denis Le Vot

François Roger

Nicolas Maure

Jean-Dominique Senard

Ali Kassaï Koupaï

Frédéric Vincent

The Renault Group's executive team has a wealth of experience in the automotive industry. Corporate officers have worked at Nissan Motor Corporation and Renault Samsung Motors, while the program director has experience with Nissan's global market. The team is also responsible for the relations with science and technology journalists.

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