Contributors

Biography

Patrick Pélata, born on August 24, 1955, holds engineering degrees from Ecole Polytechnique and Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussees and holds a PhD in socio economics from Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales in Paris.

He joined Renault in 1984 as a manager at the Flins plant. Between 1985 (Twingo project) and 1998, he held a number of different positions in the engineering department. Patrick Pélata became Senior Vice President, Vehicle Engineering Development in 1998 and joined the Renault Management Committee.

In 1999, following the creation of the Renault Nissan Alliance, he joined Nissan in Tokyo as Executive Vice President, Corporate and Product Planning, Design and Programs and was made a member of the Executive Committee and the Board of Directors of Nissan.

In January 2003, he was appointed Chairman of the Management Committee of Nissan Europe. On July 1, 2005, Patrick Pélata was appointed Executive Vice President of Plan, Product Planning and Programs for the Renault Group and joined the Group Executive Committee. Between September 2008 and march 2009 he has been Leader of Europe Management Committee.

On October 13, 2008, he is appointed Chief Operations Officer.