Meet Jean-Dominique Senard, the man most likely to replace Ghosn at Renault

Meet Jean-Dominique Senard, the man most likely to replace Ghosn at Renault If appointed, Senard could temporarily hold both the CEO and chairman positions until Renault holds a shareholder meeting.

Meet Jean-Dominique Senard, the man most likely to replace Ghosn at Renault on Business Standard. If appointed, Senard could temporarily hold both the CEO and chairman positions until Renault holds a shareholder meeting.

International News » Michelin Chief Executive Officer Jean-Dominique Senard, a frontrunner to replace Carlos Ghosn atop Renault SA, has passed one of the tests required for the job: Support of the French state.

Senard, 65, has boosted profitability during his seven years at the helm of the French tiremaker, winning the favor of the government -- Renault’s biggest shareholder.

The carmaker said Thursday it will seek new governance, almost two months after Chairman and CEO Ghosn was detained in Japan for alleged financial misdeeds.

On Wednesday, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire called Senard “a great industrialist,” in a television interview.

An executive at alliance partner Nissan Motor Co. expressed favourable views on his possible appointment atop Renault.

His auto industry experience suggests he would be capable of sustaining the Renault-Nissan alliance that was strained by Ghosn’s arrest, the person said, asking not to be identified because the exchanges were private.

“Senard would bring long-running expertise in dealing with different automakers,’’ following his tenure at Michelin, said Bernard Jullien, an economist and automotive industry consultant.

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