Patrick Faure () (born May 12, 1946) is a French businessman. His best-known role was in motorsport, as President of Renault Sport and

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Early career and education

Faure was born in Périgueux, ( Dordogne), France, but spent his youth in Paris. He had a strong relationship with his father,

Maurice Faure Maurice Faure (2 January 1922 – 6 March 2014) was a member of the French Resistance and a minister in several French governments. He was born in Azerat, Dordogne. He was a deputy in the French parliament from 1951 to 1983 and a Senator from ...

, a former Cahors city mayor and minister of various French governments. He studied at the Lycée Louis-le-Grand. Then, he was into laws and politics before be awarded with a place in the

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. He graduated in 1972 and worked three years as a civil administrator of the

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. In 1975, he moved to the private sector and joined the precision engineering company

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. In 1977, he became Chairman of Gelbon.

Renault

In 1977, he was hired by Renault as Toulouse’s regional manager. After that, he took over the sales department. He increased his importance within Renault’s structure with the years, and he was manager of Renault Austria (1981) and Renault UK (1982). In 1985, he was named head of the Public Affairs and Corporate Communications Department. In January 1986 he was appointed member of Renault’s board of directors and President of Renault Sport. The motorsport company was in complex situation, and Faure decided to end the Renault’s Formula One involvement. Then, he ordered to Bernard Dudot to develop a new 3.5-litre normally aspirated engine. When the turbos were banned, Renault returned to

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. In 1988, he was named Secretary General for the Renault Group. In 1991, he was officially appointed chairman and CEO of Renault Sport. In 1998, he became chairman and CEO of Renault VI. In 2001, he was named Executive Vice President of Renault and President of Renault F1 Team. In late 2004 he left the Renault’s board of directors. Since January, 2005, he concentred his efforts on the Renault team. On April 3, 2006, he was replaced by

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 contrac ...

Beyond Renault

Since 1993 he has been a member of Vinci SA’s

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. His appointment ends in 2013. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of

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, a motorways' concessionaire which is owned by Vinci. He held several appointments in other companies, such as chairman of the Board of Directors of Ertico, Chairman of the Association France-Amériques, Director of ESL & Network and of Waterslim Luxembourg. On October 10, 2006, the nuclear energy company

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, sponsor of the French team for the

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, hired Faure as a project consultant, because of his experience to organise large sport operations. He remains as a company’s consultant but is now retired.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Faure, Patrick Living people 1946 births People from Périgueux Sportspeople from Dordogne Renault people Formula One people French motorsport people École nationale d'administration alumni