Graduated from the École Polytechnique and École des Mines de Paris, France. Started career as senior civil servant in the French Ministry of Economy and Finance, Treasury Department. Then Adviser to the French Minister of Defence. 2002, joined Renault in the Sales & Marketing Division, France as branch General Manager, then regional Sales Director; 2005, Managing Director, Renault-Nissan Portugal; 2008-10, Vice-President, Strategy and Planning, Sales and Marketing Department; then Chief Operating Officer, Renault Russia; September 2011, Chief Executive Officer, Renault Samsung Motors; 2016, Senior Vice-President, China Operations and Chief Executive Officer, DRAC (Dongfeng Renault Automotive Company); January 2017, Chairman, Asia-Pacific region while remaining Senior Vice-President, China Operations and Chief Executive Officer, DRAC. As of 1 April, Senior Vice-President, Chairman, China Region, Groupe Renault. Member of the Board of Directors, DRAC, e-GT NEV, RBJAC (Renault Brilliance Jinbei Automotive Industry) and ATCC (Alliance Technology Center China). Member of the Groupe Renault Management Committee.