Thierry Bolloré


Thierry Bolloré is a French businessman who was most recently the chief executive officer of Renault until 11 October 2019. He was announced as the CEO of Jaguar Land Rover on 28 July 2020 and will take office in September.

Education

Bolloré graduated with an MBA from the French Paris Dauphine University.

Career

Bolloré started his career in 1990 when he joined Michelin, the French tyre manufacturer. He was shop manager in a heavy truck tyre factory and then, from 1993, Chief of Process and Quality Central Group for all heavy truck factories worldwide. He then was appointed the head of Method Group for heavy truck business units in Europe, Asia, Africa and South America. Four years later, in 1997, he moved to Japan and became Industrial Assistant of the Michelin Passenger Car factory. In 1998, he moved to Thailand, in the role of truck factory production manager. He later became Managing Director of Truck and Aircraft Businesses.
In 2002, Bolloré was made Vice President in charge of industry for Michelin Aircraft Business worldwide.
In 2005, he left Michelin, moving to China to join Faurecia, an international automotive parts manufacturer, where he was named Vice President Asia, Exhaust Systems Product Group. He was later made responsible for Strategy, Marketing, Business Development and R&D as Vice President Worldwide. In 2010, he moved to Faurecia Emissions Control Technologies as Vice President in charge of Europe and South Africa, then became Vice President Worldwide, in charge of Industry, Quality and Purchasing.
In September 2012, Bolloré joined Renault, the French multinational automobile manufacturer and one month later was appointed Executive Vice President for Manufacturing and Supply Chain. He became Chief Competitive Officer in 2013.
In February 2018, he was appointed as Renault's Chief Operating Officer.
As part of the transitional governance set up on 20 November 2018, he was appointed Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Renault.
He was appointed CEO of Renault on 24 January 2019.
He was a member of the Groupe Renault Executive Committee.
He was dismissed from his position of CEO of Renault on 11 October 2019.
He was appointed as the CEO of Jaguar Land Rover on 28 July 2020, effective September 2020.