Ampere, Renault’s electrical automobile (EV) unit, has named Josep Maria Recasens as its new CEO, efficient from 1 April 2025.
The appointment of Recasens comes as the corporate intends to bolster EV gross sales and affordability amidst rising competitors from Chinese language producers.
At the moment serving as Renault’s chief operations officer (COO), Recasens will change Luca de Meo, who has been serving within the CEO function since Ampere’s inception on 1 November 2023.
Recasens’ profession started at SEAT in 2002, the place he held numerous roles in R&D, product planning, and worldwide challenge administration, ultimately turning into director of technique, secretary basic, and director of public affairs.
In June 2021, Recasens joined Renault as senior vp of technique and enterprise growth, taking part in a key function within the Renaulution technique and the corporate’s partnership technique.
Early in 2023, he was appointed as chief technique officer and chief of the Iberian Peninsula international locations, earlier than turning into Ampere’s chief operations officer upon its institution.
Renault Group CEO Luca de Meo stated: “I’m more than happy handy over to Josep Maria as CEO, following on from his function as chief operations officer (COO) of Ampere, to proceed the deep and speedy transformation we now have been driving with Ampere since its creation.
“Now we have been working collectively since 2022 on this challenge, which has now develop into a actuality, satisfied that the Group, with Ampere, would make an actual distinction within the electrical and software program revolution.”
Moreover, Ampere named Marie Ollier as its vice-president of human assets and a member of the management crew, reporting to Recasens.
Ollier’s background features a tenure at Accenture, Groupe On line casino, and Faurecia (Forvia), the place she held HR roles, culminating in her 2024 transfer to Renault as HR director for the finance operate and world enterprise companies.
Ampere additionally named Sandra Gomez answerable for Product Planning and Cross automotive line EV & Software program.
Gomez, who may also oversee Ampere Technique and be part of the management crew, has expertise in administration management, product planning, and challenge administration at Renault and Nissan North America.
She has been instrumental within the Renaulution technique and partnership technique since November 2019.
Moreover, Vittorio d’Arienzo, who has been with Renault since 2023 as VP Ampere and platform world chief for small/compact EV automobiles, is increasing his function.
d’Arienzo will now function the product world chief for all Ampere automobiles. His expertise contains positions at Fiat Group, Hyundai Kia Group, and Nice Wall Motors Europe.
