Thierry Bolloré

Thierry Bolloré (born 30 May 1963) is a French businessman who was the chief executive officer (CEO) of Renault from January to October 2019. He was announced as the CEO of Jaguar Land Rover in July 2020 and took office in September.[1][2][3]

Thierry Bolloré
Bolloré in September 2018
Born (1963-05-30) 30 May 1963
Quimper, Brittany, France
NationalityFrench
Alma materParis Dauphine University (MBA)
OccupationBusinessman
TitleCEO of Jaguar Land Rover
Children5

Early life

Bolloré was born in Quimper, Brittany, France on 30 May 1963. He graduated with an MBA from the French Paris Dauphine University.[4]

Career

Bolloré started his career in 1990 when he joined Michelin, the French tyre manufacturer. He was shop manager in a heavy truck tyre factory and then, from 1993, chief of the Process and quality central group for all heavy truck factories worldwide. He then was appointed the head of Method Group for heavy truck business units in Europe, Asia, Africa and South America. Four years later, in 1997, he moved to Japan and became industrial assistant of the Michelin passenger car factory. In 1998, he moved to Thailand, in the role of truck factory production manager. He later became the managing director of truck and aircraft businesses.[5][6] In 2002, Bolloré was made vice president in charge of industry for Michelin Aircraft Business worldwide.[7][6]

In 2005, he left Michelin, moving to China to join Faurecia, an international automotive parts manufacturer, where he was named vice president Asia, exhaust systems product group. He was later made responsible for strategy, marketing, business development and research and development as vice president worldwide. In 2010, he moved to Faurecia Emissions Control Technologies as vice president in charge of Europe and South Africa, then became vice president worldwide, in charge of industry, quality and purchasing.[6]

In September 2012, Bolloré joined Renault, the French multinational automobile manufacturer, and one month later he was appointed executive vice president for manufacturing and supply chain.[8] He became chief competitive officer in 2013.[6] In February 2018, he was appointed as chief operating officer.

As part of the transitional governance[9] set up on 20 November 2018,[10] he was appointed deputy chief executive officer of Renault.[11][12]

He was appointed CEO of Renault on 24 January 2019, after former CEO Carlos Ghosn's arrest. Bolloré was a member of the Groupe Renault Executive Committee. A hallmark of his time as CEO was his worsening relationship with Renault chairman Jean-Dominique Senard and Nissan CEO Hiroto Saikawa.[13] Bolloré was dismissed as CEO of Renault on 11 October 2019.[14] Chairman Senard was involved in the dismissal,[15] which was thought to be an effort by the board to distance the brand from Carlos Ghosn.[16]

He was appointed as the CEO of Jaguar Land Rover on 28 July 2020, effective September 2020.[17]

Personal life

Bolloré enjoys sailing[13] and has five children.[4]

References
  1. "Renault ousts CEO in drive to reboot Nissan alliance". Reuters. 11 October 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  2. "Thierry Bollore, Renault SA: Profile and Biography - Bloomberg Markets". Archived from the original on 13 October 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  3. "Thierry Bolloré: Profiles". Bloomberg.com.com. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  4. Verhelle, Tony (21 November 2018). "Thierry Bolloré, new strong man at Renault and the Alliance?". newmobility.news. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  5. "Thierry Bolloré". Group.Renault.com. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  6. "Executive Vice President, Chief Competitive Officer - media.renault.com". Archived from the original on 13 October 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  7. "Thierry Bolloré". Dacia.co.uk. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  8. "Renault's Bollore Said to Win French Backing as Interim CEO". Bloomberg. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  9. "I will guarantee stability, Renault's Thierry Bollore assures, after Nissan saga". BusinessDay.co.za. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  10. "Renault taps interim chairman, COO to replace Ghosn: sources". Reuters. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  11. "Renault appoints interim leadership team after Carlos Ghosn arrest". Financial Times. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  12. "Renault's COO will temporarily run the automaker while it investigates allegations against CEO Carlos Ghosn". CNBC. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  13. Campbell, Peter; Keohane, David (31 July 2020). "Thierry Bolloré: the polarising sailor set to captain Jaguar Land Rover". Financial Times. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  14. Touzot, Emmanuel (11 October 2019). "Thierry Bolloré officiellement écarté de Renault". fr.motor1.com. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  15. Leggett, Theo (11 October 2019). "Renault ousts chief executive Thierry Bolloré in 'coup'". BBC News. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  16. Morgan, Tom (11 October 2019). "Renault board removes Thierry Bollore as CEO". Autocar. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  17. "Thierry Bolloré appointed as the new chief executive officer of Jaguar Land Rover". The Economic Times. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
Business positions
Preceded by
Carlos Ghosn		 CEO of Renault
2019		 Succeeded by
Luca de Meo
Preceded by
Sir Ralf Speth		 CEO of Jaguar Land Rover
2020–present		 Incumbent
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.