Fabrice Cambolive has been promoted to CEO of the Renault model, taking on from Renault Group CEO Luca de Meo, who had held each titles since July 2020.

Cambolive will begin in his new submit on Feb. 1, transferring up from his position as Renault model’s chief working officer. He’ll report back to de Meo.

Cambolive, 54, joined Renault Group in 1992 and held worldwide gross sales positions in Spain, Switzerland, France, Germany and Romania. In 2011 he was named vice chairman, gross sales and advertising, for Russia and Eurasia. He was appointed CEO of Renault Brazil in 2015.

Cambolive was promoted to move of the Africa/Center East/India/Pacific area in 2017. He turned head of gross sales and operations for the Renault model in 2021 and in Might 2022 began in his present place as chief working officer.

Beneath de Meo, Renault model is shifting its emphasis from high-volume however lower-margin small vehicles such because the Clio to the compact and midsize segments, with key new fashions together with the Austral compact SUV and coming Espace midsize SUV. Cambolive shall be essential to that transition, de Meo mentioned in a launch on Wednesday.

“His dedication, his worldwide expertise and his in-depth information of the group will allow him to proceed to make sure the model’s progress in high-value segments,” he mentioned of Cambolive.