Clotilde Delbos (born 1967) is a French businesswoman who has been the deputy

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(CEO) and chief financial officer (CFO) of

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since 1 January 2021. She was the CEO of Mobilize brand till 2020. She is notable for taking control of

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

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was detained in Japan. Her rise to the top echelons of

after the ouster of her predecessor Thierry Bolloré, was described as nothing short of a ''business coup'' by the

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, and a major turning point in the relationship between the two corporate automobile giants

and Nissan.

Life

She is married and has three children.

Education

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

Career

She started her career in California. She has worked for a number of companies including the French subsidiary of

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, Pechiney Group,

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and Apollo Global Management.

Aluminium industry

She has worked for a number of companies in the Aluminium Industry including Pechiney Group,

and

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Banking industry

Her brief stint in the French banking industry includes positions at

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, the financial services arm of the

company. She was appointed as a director of

on November 21, 2014, and became a chairman of the Board of Directors of

on April 25, 2016.

Renault

She joined the

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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. In July 2020, Clotilde 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.

Awards and accolades

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

References

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