Paris, France - Peugeot announces that it has nominated M Carlos Tavares to the managing board of PSA Peugeot Citroën to succeed Philippe Varin.
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Mr. Tavares will join the Managing Board from the 1st January 2014 until his appointment as President of the Managing Board during 2014.
An automobile and motor sports enthusiast, Mr. Tavares joined Renault in 1981 as a test-driving engineer at the Aubevoye test center before becoming head of ground link engineering in 1985.
He continued his career as head of the Clio II platform at Chassis Systems in 1991 and then as head of the Architecture Department in 1996.
With the technical skills he acquired in engineering, his knowledge of automotive products and his managerial qualities, he became Director of the Mid-Range Vehicle Program in 2001.
Five years after the Renault-Nissan Alliance was founded in 1999, he joined Nissan as Program Director and was named Vice President, Product Strategy and Planning Strategy in 2004.
He became Executive Vice President of Nissan and joined the Board of Directors in 2005.
He took the head of Nissan operations in the Americas region in 2009. Returning to Renault in 2011, Mr. Tavares was named Chief Operating Officer on July 1.
Mr. Varin has been the Chairman of the Managing Board at PSA Peugeot Citroen since June 1, 2009 and serves as its Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Varin serves as Chief Executive Officer of Peugeot S.A.
He serves as an Advisor of Chief Executive Officer at Rio Tinto France S.A.S.
He serves as President of Institut pour la ville en mouvement.
He served as the Chief Executive Officer of Corus Group Limited from May 2003 to April 6, 2009 and its Chairman of the Managing Board from June 1, 2009 to 2010.
He served as Senior Executive Vice President of the Aluminium Sector of Pechiney since March 1999.
He served as an Advisor to the Chief Executive Officer of Alcan France SAS.
He served as Managing Director and Vice Chairman of Aluminium of Greece S.A. and served as Project Director for the construction of the Dunkirk (France) Aluminium smelter since 1989.
He served as Senior Executive of the French metals conglomerate Pechiney.
Mr. Varin served as Researcher of Pechiney Group from joining in 1978 to 1980.
Following a period in charge of strategic studies for the Aluminium branch, he served as Vice President of Engineering and Research of Pechiney from 1984 to 1988, where he contributed to the design and development of aluminum smelters.
From 1981 to 1983, Mr. Varin was an in charge of strategic studies for the aluminum branch.
Since 1989, Mr. Varin served as Project Director of the construction of aluminum smelter in Dunkerque (France).
He served as Managing Director of Aluminium Dunkerque from 1990 to 1992, he achieved the plant's start-up.
Since 1993, he served as Group Financial Controller, based first in Paris and since 1994 in Chicago at American National Can's headquarters.
Since 1995, he served as Vice President of the Rhenalu division, one of Europe's leading producers of aluminum mill products.
He has been Chairman of the Managing Board at Peugeot S.A. since June 1, 2009.
He serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors at Peugeot Citroën Automobiles.
He has been a Director of Compagnie de Saint-Gobain since June 6, 2013.
He has been a Director of Faurecia SA since April 9, 2009. He serves as a Director of Gefco, PCMA Holding B.V. (Netherlands) and Institut pour la ville en mouvement.
He has been a Director of Banque PSA Finance since July 20, 2009.
He served as a Non-Executive Director of Tata Steel Limited from May 17, 2007 to May 29, 2009.
Mr. Varin served as a Non Executive Director of BG Group PLC from May 2, 2006 to February 11, 2013.
He served as a Director of Corus Group Limited. He served as a Director of Aluminium de Greece S.A.I.C. ■