Yasuhiro Yamauchi was appointed Alliance Executive Vice President, Purchasing and Chairman & Managing Director of Renault-Nissan Purchasing Organization (RNPO) in January 2015. He is responsible for accelerating Alliance purchasing synergies, and reports to both Thierry Bolloré, Chief Competitive Officer, Renault, SA, and Hiroto Saikawa, Chief Competitive Officer, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.

 

Yamauchi joined Nissan in 1981, and held a number of management positions in the Nissan Purchasing Department. He  transferred to RNPO in 2008 as Senior Vice President in charge of Purchasing. 

 

In April 2014, following the convergence of Purchasing, Engineering, Manufacturing & Supply Chain Management and Human Resources at Renault and Nissan, he was appointed  Alliance Global Vice President, Purchasing & Deputy Managing Director of RNPO. 

 

Yamauchi graduated in social sciences from the International Christian University in Tokyo, Japan.

 

Yamauchi was born in February 1956.