Denis LE VOT

About Denis LE VOT

Denis Le Vot is a French automotive executive best known for his long career at Renault Group and for leading businesses that sit at the intersection of brand strategy, sales execution and industrial performance. He graduated from the École des mines de Paris and joined Renault in 1990 in sales and marketing within the international operations function. Over time, he built a broad operational profile across after-sales, commercial management, regional leadership and executive roles, giving him a strong end-to-end understanding of the automotive business. His career includes a series of senior appointments: after-sales director for Renault Russia, sales director in Belgium, global after-sales marketing and strategy leader, and marketing director of Renault MAIS in Turkey. In 2007, he became VP, Marketing and Sales for the Eurasia region. He was later appointed deputy managing director of Renault Russia in 2011 and VP, Sales & Marketing G9 in 2013. In 2016, he took over as SVP and Chairman of the Eurasia region and joined the AVTOVAZ board. In 2018, he moved to Nissan North America as Senior Vice President and Chairman of the Management Committee, underlining his international scope and multi-market expertise. In April 2019, he became Alliance SVP for the Light Commercial Vehicles business unit, and in January 2020 he was appointed EVP, Regions, Sales and Marketing for Renault Group. On January 1, 2021, he became CEO of the Dacia brand, and in May 2023 he also assumed the role of Chief Supply Chain Officer for Renault Group. At Dacia, he has been a central figure in the brand’s strategic reinvention: preserving its value-for-money DNA while modernizing its image, improving profitability, and guiding the brand into the C-segment with the Bigster. His reputation is built on operational rigor, commercial discipline and a clear focus on customer value and industrial efficiency.