Clotilde Delbos

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Clotilde Delbos
Born1967 (age 56–57)
Nancy, France
NationalityFrench
Education Emlyon Business School
OccupationBusinesswoman
Titledeputy CEO and CFO, Renault

Clotilde Delbos (born 1967) is a French businesswoman who has been the deputy chief executive officer (CEO) and chief financial officer (CFO) of Renault since 1 January 2021. She was the CEO of Mobilize brand till 2023. [1] [2]

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She is notable for taking control of Renault after the unusual circumstances in which two of her predecessors were forced out of the French automobile company. Her immediate predecessor Thierry Bolloré was ousted in a coup and his predecessor Carlos Ghosn was detained in Japan.[ citation needed ]

Her rise to the top echelons of Renault after the ouster of her predecessor Thierry Bolloré, was described as nothing short of a business coup by the BBC, and a major turning point in the relationship between the two corporate automobile giants Renault and Nissan. [3]

Life

She is married and has three children. [4]

Education

She is a graduate of the Emlyon Business School, a leading French business school. [5]

Career

She started her career in California. She has worked for a number of companies including the French subsidiary of PricewaterhouseCoopers, Pechiney Group, Alcan and Apollo Global Management.[ citation needed ]

Aluminium industry

She has worked for a number of companies in the Aluminium Industry including Pechiney Group, Alcan and Constellium. [5]

Banking industry

Her brief stint in the French banking industry includes positions at RCI Banque, the financial services arm of the Renault company. [6] [7]

Renault

She joined the Groupe Renault in 2012 as Group Controller. In 2014, she was appointed the Alliance Global Director, Control, in addition to her current role as Senior Vice President, Groupe Renault Controller. [5]

In July 2020, Delbos became Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Groupe Renault. She is simultaneously the Chief Financial Officer of Groupe Renault and chairman of the Board of Directors of RCI Banque SA. [5]

Other activities

Recognition

On 1 December 2020, she was named as the Femme de l’année (in English: Woman of the Year) by the journalists of the business magazine Women and Vehicles in Europe (WAVE). [9]

As one of Renault's most senior executives, she has given a number of interviews and has appeared on a number of magazine covers. [10]

She is only the second female chief executive in the global automobile industry, after Mary Barra, a fact which has been noted by several French business magazines. [11] [12]

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References

  1. ↑ "Clotilde Delbos, Renault SA: Profile and Biography". Bloomberg.com.
  2. ↑ "Renault mobility services CEO Clotilde Delbos steps down". Automotive News Europe. 2022-12-07. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  3. ↑ "Renault ousts chief executive Thierry Bolloré in 'coup'". October 11, 2019 – via www.bbc.com.
  4. ↑ "Mme Clotilde DELBOS - Directrice générale adjointe (depuis 2020), directrice financière (depuis 201... - Biographie mise à jour le 09 février 2021 - LesBiographies.com". www.lesbiographies.com.
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  6. 1 2 "CLOTILDE DELBOS". RCI Bank and Services. October 7, 2020.
  7. 1 2 "Renault - Clotilde Delbos biographie - automobilsport.com". www.automobilsport.com. Archived from the original on January 1, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  8. ↑ Clotilde Delbos remplace Irene Dorner au Conseil d'Administration d’AXA Axa, press release of 10 May 2021.
  9. ↑ "Clotilde Delbos elue Femme de l'année 2020 par WAVE | WAVE".
  10. ↑ "Why Acting Renault CEO Isn't Worried About Autonomous Cars Killing Sales". Fortune.
  11. ↑ "Clotilde Delbos : qui est la nouvelle DG de Renault ? Portrait et actus". November 20, 2019.
  12. ↑ Echos, Les (August 18, 2017). "DAF du CAC40 : Clotilde Delbos (Renault) et Guillaume Texier (Saint-Gobain)". Les Echos Executives.
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