Mr. de Meo, 58, resigned on Sunday from Renault, which he had run since 2020. He also holds stints at Volkswagen, Fiat and Toyota under his belt, but has never worked in the fashion industry before.

The executive, Luca de Meo, 52, recently stepped down as the president of SEAT, a Spanish car brand that has become one of Volkswagen’s best-performing divisions since he took over in 2015.

Now that De Meo has been named as CEO of the French owner of Gucci and other luxury brands, “it is not hard to imagine how intriguing he found the Kering opportunity,” Solca said.

The struggling French luxury group is set to name Renault Chief Executive Luca de Meo as CEO, replacing Francois-Henri Pinault, people familiar with the matter said.

De Meo's move to Kering, whose plans to turn around Gucci have not convinced stock market investors, will mark a dramatic change at the group. Its shares have lost two-thirds of their value over ...

Gucci accounts for about half of Kering’s sales and two-thirds of operating profits. A turnaround at the brand has stalled and performance across the rest of the group has also deteriorated amid a ...

LONDON, June 16 (Reuters) - News of Renault (RENA.PA), opens new tab Chief Executive Luca de Meo's decision to leave the French carmaker and sources saying he is being lined up to take charge at ...

The board appointment of de Meo, who arrived at Renault in July 2020, is a signal to Nissan’s leadership that the Italian-born CEO has the backing of Renault’s board as well as of the French ...

De Meo’s death was announced via Twitter, with his longtime creative partner Danny Bilson writing on Feb. 26, “R.I.P. Paul DeMeo. Brother, dear friend, and creative partner in all things.

De Meo said last October that Renault were spending up to 250 million euros ($289 million) a year on engine production while buying in from another manufacturer would cost less than $20 million.

Luca de Meo will become Chief Executive Officer of Renault S.A. and Chairman of Renault s.a.s., effective July 1, 2020.

Paul De Meo, who is best known for adapting the screenplay of Dave Stevens’ comic book, The Rocketeer, died unexpectedly on Feb. 26. In addition to the Disney classic, he wrote and produced many ...