Carlos Tavares
| Carlos Tavares | |
|---|---|
 Carlos Tavares in 2011 | |
| Born |
c. 1958 Portugal |
| Education | École Centrale Paris |
| Occupation | Business executive |
| Children | 3 |
Carlos Tavares (c. 1958) is a Portuguese business executive. Previously a senior executive for Renault, he serves as the Chairman of the Managing Board of PSA Peugeot Citroën, France's largest car manufacturer.[1]
Early life
Carlos Tavares was born circa 1958 in Portugal.[2] He grew up in Lisbon.[2] He graduated from the École Centrale Paris.[3]
Career
Tavares started his career at Renault in 1981.[2] He worked on the team who designed the Mégane Renault Sport.[2] He then worked for the Nissan subsidiary of Renault.[2] By 2009, he oversaw Nissan's presence in North and South America.[2] By 2013, he was a senior executive for Renault.[4]
He has served as the Chairman of the Managing Board of PSA Peugeot Citroën since 2014, replacing Philippe Varin.[4] During his tenure, he has spearheaded cost-cutting measures and increased the company's market share in China.[1]
Personal life
Tavares has three children.[5] He has been an amateur race car driver since the age of twenty-two.[2] He has competed in the Rallye Monte-Carlo Historique.[1] He also collects "classic cars" and owns a "1979 Peugeot 504 V6 Coupé, a 1976 Alpine A110 and a Porsche 912 from 1966".[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Michael Stothard, Classic rally car driving with the FT: Carlos Tavares, Financial Times, March 6, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Mike Ramsey, Renault's Carlos Tavares: Meet the Next Auto Boss, The Wall Street Journal, December 20, 2012
- ↑ PSA Peugeot: Executive Committee
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Michael Stothard, Henry Foy, Peugeot taps former Renault executive Carlos Tavares as chief, Financial Times, November 25, 2013
- ↑ Anne-Sophie Lechevallier, 'Carlos Tavares - L'homme providentiel de PSA', in Paris Match, 28 November 2013, p. 44