Alain Dassas

Alain Dassas (born 5 August 1946) is a French businessman who held various positions within the Renault-Nissan Alliance and was one of the key participants in the agreements that led to its creation. He also negotiated several major contracts for the Renault F1 Team and was President of it between 2006 and 2007.

Early career and education Dassas was born on 5 August 1946 in Paris, France.

Renault-Nissan alliance

Renault In 1983, Renault hired Dassas to manage the company's financial offices in New York. In 1986, he was named chief operating officer of the Société Financière et Foncière (Renault's bank). He also was assigned to manage relationships with banks and financial markets. In 1990, he became Financial Director of Renault Crédit International. In 1997 he was named vice president, Financial Operations of Renault and participated in several key agreements for the future of the company, such as negotiations with Volvo, the joint venture with AvtoVAZ, the acquisition of a majority stake in Dacia and Renault Samsung Motors and the alliance with Nissan. and on 4 September of that year Dassas left his charge and was replaced by Bernard Rey.

Nissan In 1999, Dassas was a member of the board of directors of Nissan Diesel.

On 4 September 2007, it was announced his transfer to Nissan as chief financial officer (CFO),

On 5 October 2009, the Yokohama based automaker announced that on 1 December Dassas would leave his post, returning to France.

Beyond Renault-Nissan alliance , Dassas is CFO of Segula Technologies.