Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Sponsors Women's Forum Global Meeting

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PARIS, YOKOHAMA and TOKYO, Japan, October 4, 2017 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

     - Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi is the main sponsor of the Women's Forum 2017

Global Meeting, the world's leading conference for women on major social and

economic issues, reflecting the Alliance's commitment to diversity

    - The Alliance, global leader in electric vehicles with over 500,000 EV

units sold worldwide, will provide a fleet of electric vehicles to transport

delegates for the forum

    - Four Alliance executives will address the Global Meeting on diversity in

the automotive industry, artificial intelligence, electric vehicles,

connectivity and mobility services

    Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi, the world's largest automotive manufacturer and

global leader in electric vehicles, today announces it is continuing its

sponsorship of the Women's Forum Global Meeting, the world's leading platform

featuring women's voices on major social and economic issues. The Global

Meeting of the Women's Forum takes place in Paris on 5th & 6th October 2017,

attended by more than 2,000 delegates at high-level plenaries and discussions.

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    Alliance Chairman and CEO Carlos Ghosn said: "The Alliance renewed its

partnership with the Women's Forum. Fostering a diverse, multicultural

workforce is key for a company to deliver its best results, and has always been

a priority for the Alliance. We are fully engaged to continue promoting women

advancement because it makes sense to our business."

    During the Global Meeting, the Alliance, which recently reached the

historic milestone of aggregate sales of 500,000 electric vehicles worldwide,

will provide a fleet of 30 electric vehicles for delegate-shuttles between key

venues, including Renault ZOE and Nissan LEAF.

    Additionally, four senior executives from across the Alliance will

participate in the forum:

    - Veronique Sarlat-Depotte, Purchasing Alliance Global EVP and Chairman &

Managing Director of RNPO

    - Melissa Cefkin, Nissan Principal Scientist, Design Anthropologist

    - Beatrice Foucher, Renault VP Talent Management

    - Bruno Simon, Alliance Global Director Connected Vehicles and Mobility

Services

    Bruno Simon and Melissa Cefkin will share their expertise on connectivity

and artificial intelligence. Beatrice Foucher will discuss her experience of

working across borders and cultures and managing multi-generational teams in

the automotive industry. Veronique Sarlat-Depotte will be a jury on a plenary

debate on diversity programs.

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    - ABOUT RENAULT-NISSAN-MITSUBISHI:

    Groupe Renault, Nissan Motor and Mitsubishi Motors represent the world's

largest automotive alliance. It is the longest-lasting and most productive

cross-cultural partnership in the auto industry. Together, the partners sold

close to 10 million vehicles in nearly 200 countries in 2016. The member

companies are focused on collaboration and maximizing synergies to boost

competitiveness. They have strategic collaborations with other automotive

groups, including Germany's Daimler and China's Dongfeng. This strategic

alliance is the industry leader in zero-emission vehicles and is developing the

latest advanced technologies, with plans to offer autonomous drive,

connectivity features and services on a wide range of affordable vehicles.

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    Notes to editor  

    DIVERSITY WITHIN THE ALLIANCE: KEY FIGURES

    Groupe Renault: At end-2016, women accounted for 19 percent of the

workforce (compared with 18.4 percent in 2014 and 10 percent in 2000) and 18

percent of white-collar managers. Female representation is measured at all

levels of the Company. Renault exceeded its objective with 25.9 percent of key

positions in the Group (approximately 2,000 positions) versus 24.2 percent in

2015 and increased the percentage of female Group Executive Committee members,

25 percent of whom are women (18.2 percent in 2015). Thanks to the

Women@Renault empowering plan, in most of the countries where Renault operates,

women can benefit from personal development measures, such as leadership

training programs, mentoring or coaching to enhance their impact. The

Women@Renault network currently has

over 5,000 members in 14 countries, 25 percent of whom are men.

    Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.: 10.1 percent of managerial positions in Japan are

held by women in 2017, up from 9.1 percent in 2016. According to the 2016

statistics from Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, this figure

compares favorably with the average of 4.2 percent for all Japanese

manufacturers with 1,000 or more employees.  Women comprise 8.1 percent of

higher-level managers in Japan in 2017, more than quadruple the 2 percent

in 2008. As of April 2017, women held 14 percent of all the managerial

positions at Nissan globally, up from 7 percent in 2008.

    Mitsubishi Motors: 5.1 percent of executives in Japan are women. Mitsubishi

Motors appointed the first woman Vice President this year. The percentage of

women at management level is about six times higher than it was 10 years ago.

Mitsubishi Motors formulated an action plan to promote women's advancement and

set a goal of 100 women working at management level by the end of fiscal 2020,

compared to 55 today.

Source: Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi