Renault has a new CEO

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This important executive returns to his origins after reaching great successes in Volkswagen Group, especially in SEAT.

 

Those rumors about the arrival of Luca de Meo to Groupe Renualt have become a reality, when his arrival became official after leaving the position of president of SEAT.

After a long selection process, the Committee and Board of Directors of the French manufacturer made the decision to elect Luca de Meo as Executive Director and President of Renault, which was made official on January 28, 2019.

With more than two decades of experience in the automotive industry, the 53-year-old Italian executive returns to the frank company as of July 1, 2019, with the main objective of the development and transformation of Groupe Renault.

During the time in which Luca de Meo assumes the position, Clotilde Delbos, interim executive director of Renault, will continue assuming her duties, after that she will take on the position of Deputy Executive Director of Renault, from July 1, 2020.

About Luce de Meo
Born in Milan, Italy, in 1967, Luca de Meo graduated in business administration from the Luigi Bocconi Commercial University in Milan. He subsequently started his career at Renault before joining Toyota, then Grupo Fiat, where he directed the Lancia, Fiat and Alfa Romeo brands.

In 2009, he joined the Volkswagen Group as Marketing Director, both for passenger cars of the Volkswagen brand and for the conglomerate. He then served as a member of the Board of Directors in charge of Sales and Marketing at AUDI AG in 2012.

From 2015 to 2020, he was Chairman of the Executive Committee of SEAT and a member of the Supervisory Boards Ducati and Lamborghini, and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Volkswagen Group in Italy.