Francois Provost
Chief Executive Officer
2025 – Present
1 year (current)
Key Decisions & Impact
Provost took over as CEO on July 31, 2025, after a 23-year career inside Renault spanning CEO of Renault-Nissan Portugal, Deputy CEO of Renault Russia, Chairman and CEO of Renault Samsung Motors in Korea, Chief Operating Officer roles across China and Asia-Pacific, and most recently Chief Procurement, Partnerships and Public Affairs Officer. He inherited the Renaulution turnaround from de Meo and launched a follow-on plan, 'futuREady,' aimed at converting that turnaround into a sustained global growth model.
Legacy
In his first full year, Provost managed Group revenue growth to EUR57.9 billion despite absorbing a roughly EUR10.8 billion net loss driven by Nissan-related accounting impacts rather than the core auto business -- a reminder that Renault's results remain partly tied to a partner it does not control, a dynamic Provost inherited rather than created. His decades of on-the-ground experience across Russia, Korea, China, and Asia-Pacific gave him direct exposure to how Renault's Nissan alliance actually functioned in practice across different regional markets, experience the board viewed as essential given how much of Renault's reported financial performance remains tied to its equity stake in Nissan.