Patrick Faure
Chairman of Patrick Faure et Associés
Director since: 1993
Current appointment ends: 2013 General Meeting
Age: 66
Main appointments within the VINCI Group: Director of Cofiroute
Other appointments: Director of ESL & Network and of Waterslim (Luxembourg).
Appointments that have expired during the last five financial years: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Renault Sport; Chairman of the Board of Directors of Renault F1 Team Ltd and of Benetton Formula; Director of Compagnie Financière Renault, Compagnie d’Affrètement et de Transport, ESL & Network, Giat Industries, AB Volvo, Renault Agriculture and Grigny UK Ltd; Deputy Chief Executive Officer and member of the Executive Committee of Renault; Chairman of the Board of Directors of Ertico and Chairman of the France-Amériques Association.
Background: Patrick Faure is a graduate of the Institut d’Études Politiques de Paris and the École Nationale d’Administration. From 1979 onwards he held various positions with Renault, including that of Manager of Renault Austria from 1981 to 1982 and of Renault UK from 1982 to 1984. In 1984, he was appointed central public relations manager of Renault and in July 1985 became manager of public relations and communication. In January 1986, Mr Faure became Vice-President of Renault, and then Company Secretary of the Renault Group in January 1988. In January 1991, he was appointed Deputy General Manager, Marketing Director and Chairman of Renault Sport. Mr Faure served as Executive Vice-President and as a member of the Executive Committee of Renault until 1 January 2005. He was also Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Renault Sport and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Renault F1 Team Ltd until 2006.