ING Renault F1 Team announces senior management change
The ING Renault F1 Team is pleased to announce the nomination
of Bernard Rey, currently Senior Vice President, Renault CEO
Office, to the role of President of the Renault F1 Team.
The ING Renault F1 Team is pleased to announce the nomination
of Bernard Rey, currently Senior Vice President, Renault CEO
Office, to the role of President of the Renault F1 Team. Bernard
Rey will succeed Alain Dassas, who has been appointed Chief
Financial Officer of Nissan.
President of the Renault F1 Team since 3 April 2006, Alain
Dassas presided over the team's second successive double world
championship victory last season. His expertise allowed the
team to create a stable and viable financial structure for
success in the medium- and long-term, reinforcing Renault's
commitment to the sport, guaranteeing the team's competitiveness
via a major programme of future technology investment and
driving the Renault Group's commercial exploitation of the
Formula 1 programme.
"My time as President of the Renault F1 Team has been
a rich, rewarding experience in personal and professional
terms," commented Alain Dassas. "The Renault F1
Team is a world-class group of highly-motivated, competitive
individuals and it has been a privilege to take part in the
adventure. From a professional point of view, we have achieved
the objective set when I assumed this role: to engineer a
detailed, long-term commitment to Renault's Formula 1 future.
The team is in good health, and well-placed to return to the
front of the field next season. I wish them every success
and while I look forward to my next challenge within the Renault
Nissan Alliance, I will remain one of the team's most loyal
supporters."
Bernard Rey currently holds the position of Senior Vice President,
Renault CEO Office and earlier in his career, was responsible
for Nissan's global motorsport activities. He will assume
his role as President of the Renault F1 Team effective 17
September 2007, to ensure a smooth, stable transition as the
team prepares for 2008.
"The Renault F1 Team is proof of the Renault Group's
ability to excel at the highest level, and I am greatly looking
forward to returning to the world of motorsport," commented
Bernard Rey. "The team is preparing to return to the
highest level next season, and is well-placed to do so in
terms of personnel and resources. It is a highly-capable group
led by Flavio Briatore, whose abilities are well-known. I
look forward to enjoying many future successes together."
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