Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi: Alliance Leadership Appointments to Accelerate Synergies
Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi: Alliance Leadership Appointments to Accelerate Synergies
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PARIS, YOKOHAMA, Japan and TOKYO, March 14, 2018 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --
From April 1st, additional convergence will be put in place to accelerate
synergies in key operational areas as part of the Alliance 2022 mid-term plan.
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Renault, Nissan and Mitsubishi today announced that they have met with the
necessary employee representative groups for the convergence projects unveiled
on March 1st. The following management organization will be effective from
April 1st, 2018.
Carlos Ghosn, chairman and chief executive officer of the Alliance, said:
"We are announcing the Alliance teams who will implement the next stage of
convergence. Through incremental revenues, cost savings and cost-avoidance
measures they will contribute to double annual synergies to more than 10
billion euros by the end of Alliance 2022, up from 5 billion euros in 2016."
Today's announcement is another step towards turbo-charging the performance
and growth of the Alliance member companies while preserving the autonomy and
distinct strategies of Groupe Renault, Nissan Motor Company and Mitsubishi
Motors.
Each of the nine Alliance leaders named below will report to Carlos Ghosn,
chairman and chief executive officer of the Alliance.
- Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi, Alliance Executive Vice President, Engineering.
The function will manage all engineering activities, especially product
development. It will ensure competitive delivery of technologies and capability
transformation, with common decision-making that avoids duplication and
divergence. It will enhance engineering delivery and efficiency through common
KPIs, processes, standards, methods and tools.
Effective April 1st, the following individuals will join the Engineering
team led by Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi:
- Gaspar Gascon, Deputy Alliance Executive Vice President, Engineering
- Takao Asami, Alliance Senior Vice President, Research and Advanced
Engineering
- Philippe Brunet, Alliance Senior Vice President, Powertrain and EV
Engineering
- Christian Steyer, Alliance Senior Vice President, Product Development 1
- Kunio Nakaguro, Alliance Senior Vice President, Product Development 2
- Alexandre Corjon, Alliance Global Vice President, EE and systems
Engineering
- Karim Mikkiche, Alliance Global Vice President, Transformation and
Performance Office
- Hiroshi Nagaoka, Alliance Global Vice President, Customer Performance and
CAE / Test Engineering
- Akihiro Otomo, Alliance Global Vice President, Platform and Vehicle
Component Engineering
- John Martin, Alliance Executive Vice President, Manufacturing, Production
Engineering and Supply Chain Management (SCM).
The function leads the Manufacturing, Production Engineering and SCM
convergence. It is responsible for maximizing synergies through delivery and
efficiency improvements, full utilization of Alliance assets, and by optimizing
the management of capital expenditure and the manufacturing footprint of the
Alliance member companies.
Effective April 1st, the following individuals will join the Manufacturing,
Production Engineering and Supply Chain Management team led by John Martin:
- Jose Vicente de Los Mozos, Deputy Alliance Executive Vice President,
Manufacturing and Supply Chain Management Operations 1
- Hideyuki Sakamoto, Deputy Alliance Executive Vice President, Manufacturing
and Supply Chain Management Operations 2
- Jun Seki, Alliance Senior Vice President, Production Engineering
- Mark Sutcliffe, Alliance Senior Vice President, Supply Chain Management
and Industrial Strategy
- Colin Lawther, Alliance Regional Senior Vice President, MFG Transition
TQM, PMO, TdC
- Veronique Sarlat Depotte, Alliance Executive Vice President, Purchasing
and Alliance Purchasing Organization Chairman and Managing Director.
The function comprises a single team to manage purchasing activities of the
Alliance member companies. It is responsible for selection and management of
the best supply-base for the Alliance. It will leverage Alliance suppliers'
growth and volumes to secure each brand's sustainable competitiveness. The
function will actively contribute to Alliance strategy definition and
implementation for Overall Opinion (OaO) and technology breakthroughs.
Effective April 1st, the following individuals will join the Alliance
Purchasing Organization team led by Veronique Sarlat Depotte:
- Shohei Yamazaki, Alliance Global Vice President, Purchasing and Deputy
Managing Director of Alliance Purchasing Organization
- Yukihiro Hattori, Alliance Global Vice President, Purchasing and Deputy
Managing Director of Alliance Purchasing Organization
- Christian Vandenhende, Alliance Executive Vice President, Quality and
Total Customer Satisfaction (TCS).
The function will develop a common Quality Strategy, recommending measures
to harmonize the processes for quality assurance in projects developed by
Alliance engineering. It aims to improve OaO in all markets and secure Customer
Satisfaction in Products and Services. The function will also aim to mitigate
risks and reduce non-quality costs through common KPIs, processes, methods,
standards, tools and audits.
Effective April 1st, the following individuals will join the Quality and
TCS team led by Christian Vandenhende:
- Arnaud Bouthenet, Alliance Global Vice President, Quality and TCS Strategy
- Hidenobu Miyagi, Alliance Global Director, Quality and TCS Audits
- Kent O'Hara, Alliance Senior Vice President, Aftersales.
The function leads the adoption of common data-management systems,
customer-relationship management best practices and economies of scale in parts
logistics, inventories and purchasing. As part of Alliance 2022, the member
companies are targeting increased synergies and cooperation in Aftersales
activities such as accessories, parts, engineering, purchasing and connected
services.
Effective April 1st, the following individuals will join the Aftersales
team led by Kent O'Hara:
- Hakan Dogu, Alliance Global Vice President and Deputy Managing Director,
Aftersales
- Pietro Berardi, Alliance Regional Vice President, All Parts
- Hadi Zablit, Alliance Senior Vice President, Business Development.
The function will focus on future activities and breakthrough innovation
including the development of the Common Module Family A-segment platform,
partnerships with Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), Alliance Connected
Vehicles and Mobility Services, new technology and product planning
synchronization and Alliance Ventures. It will also seek convergence in other
activities including information management and digitalization as well as the
customer experience.
Effective April 1st, the following individuals will join the Business
Development team led by Hadi Zablit:
- Ogi Redzic, Alliance Senior Vice President, Connected Vehicles and
Mobility Services
- Gerard Detourbet, Alliance Global Vice President, Breakthrough Innovations
- Jacques Verdonck, Alliance Global Vice President, Cooperation with Daimler
Group and OEMs Partnerships
- Francois Dossa, Alliance Global Director, Alliance Ventures
- Nils Saclier, Alliance Global Director, Product and Technology Planning
- Arun Bajaj, Alliance Senior Vice President, Talent.
The function is responsible for ensuring that the Alliance identifies,
attracts, develops and retains top leadership talent to drives business results
today, as well as in the future. It does this by implementing a full complement
of talent management strategies across the Alliance member companies.
- Ashwani Gupta, Alliance Senior Vice President, Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi
LCV Business.
The function aims to expand light commercial vehicle (LCV) market
leadership under a single business unit and boost sales by unleashing the full
potential of Renault, Nissan and Mitsubishi. This drives more synergies by
having one business unit, while ensuring brand differentiation, maximizing
cross-development and cross-manufacturing, technology sharing and cost
reduction.
- Arnaud Deboeuf, Alliance Senior Vice President, CEO Office.
The function is responsible for strengthening and deepening the cooperation
within the Alliance in order to accelerate each partner's performance and
efficiency. It manages and promotes the convergence through the governance
bodies of Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi: Alliance Operation Committee and Alliance
Strategic Committee. The function is charged with accelerating synergies and
best practices in other functions and study new fields of convergence.
Executive biographies are available on Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi website:
https://www.alliance-2022.com/executives
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
more than 10.6 million vehicles in nearly 200 countries in 2017. 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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Source: Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi
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