Renault appoints Thierry Charvet to take over supply chain
Renault Group has expanded the scope of Thierry Charvet’s role to include supply chain as well as his current responsibility as head of industry and quality, taking over the supply chain lead from Denis Le Vot.
Charvet has worked his way up at the carmaker since 1993, when he joined as an engineer, eventually becoming global vice-president of industrial engineering and strategy in 2017, and taking on the role of director of industry and quality in 2023.
The move indicates that Renault Group is integrating supply chain, manufacturing and quality under one leadership. The head of supply chain role at the carmaker was created just two years ago, combining supply chain functions across the carmaker’s different business units and organisations, and signalling the increasing importance that supply chain management and logistics are playing across the OEM.
Le Vot has chosen to leave the company, having held the role of chief supply chain officer since May 2023, as well as CEO of the Dacia brand since 2021. Katrin Adt will take over as CEO of Dacia, reporting to the new chief growth officer Fabrice Cambolive.
Under Denis Le Vot’s lead, Renault implemented a strategic supply chain focus, with the implementation of digital control towers and plans for a supply chain engineering control tower when data is collected across the OEM’s supply chain. At ALSC Europe 2025, the carmaker’s vice-president of supply chain engineering, Jean-Marc Carlicchi, spoke about how the OEM is using operational control towers to enhance visibility and decision-making across inbound and outbound logistics.
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In a statement, François Provost, CEO of Renault Group said: “To meet the challenges ahead, we need an organisation that decides faster, executes smarter and stays closer to our customers. Today’s leadership changes bring together talented executives with deep industry knowledge, strong expertise and, above all, the internal credibility to make a difference.”
At the same time, the group announced it has appointed Philippe Brunet as its chief technology officer, a role that has been created to accelerate innovation and development executive, and improve coordination with product planning, quality, procurement, manufacturing and supply chain, according to the OEM.
The carmaker also announced that Anthony Plouvier will succeed François Provost as chief procurement officer, coming from his role as vice-president of procurement strategy and transformation. Renault said his appointment will “drive the transformation of procurement, enhancing competitiveness while deepening partnerships with suppliers”, bringing two decades’ worth of experience in procurement and cost optimisation.
