LIFETIME OF ACHIEVEMENT
LIFETIME OF ACHIEVEMENT
“ Working in the sector was a childhood dream and I will always remember my first years in the company ,” he says .
DRIVING ACROSS AUTOMOTIVE BRANDS AND LEADERSHIP ROLES
De Meo started his career at Renault and went on to join Toyota Europe , then later the Fiat Group where he took care of several brands , including Lancia , Fiat , Abarth and Alfa Romeo .
In 2009 , de Meo joined the Volkswagen Group as Marketing Director and in 2012 , was offered the position of member of the Board of Directors in charge of Sales and Marketing at AUDI AG . Then in November 2015 until January 2020 , de Meo worked as the Chairman of the Executive Committee for SEAT S . A ., as well as a member of the Supervisory Boards for Ducati and Lamborghini , as well as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Volkswagen Group in Spain .
From 2020 , de Meo was the CEO of Renault S . A . and Chairman of Renault s . a . s .. Then , from January 2021 , he became a member of the Renault Group ’ s Board of Management . Since January 2023 , de Meo has been the President of the European Automobile Manufacturers ’ Association ( ACEA ).
From February 2023 , de Meo became a member of the Leadership Team , which replaced the Board of Management ( BOM ) and the Corporate Management Committee ( CMC ). The vision behind this move was to ensure the strategic
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