François Provost graduated from the École polytechnique and École des mines de Paris in France.
He started his career as senior civil servant in the French Ministry of Economy and Finance, Treasury Department. He then became Advisor to the French Minister of Defense.
He joined Renault in 2002 in the Sales & Marketing Division in France as branch General Manager, then regional Sales Director. In 2005, he took the position of Managing Director of Renault-Nissan Portugal. From 2008 to 2010, he served as Vice-President, Strategy and planning, within the Sales and Marketing department before his appointment as Chief Operating Officer of Renault Russia.
In 2011, he became CEO of Renault Samsung Motors.
In 2016, François Provost became Senior Vice President, China Operations.
In 2017, he was appointed Chairman of Asia-Pacific region while remaining Senior Vice President, China Operations.
In 2019, he became SVP, Chairman of China Region, Groupe Renault and a member of the Board of Directors of e-GT NEV.
In 2020, he was appointed SVP, International Development & Partnerships, reporting to the Group’s CEO, and became a member of Renault Group Corporate Management Committee.
In 2022, he also took charge of Renault Group Public affairs Department.
In February 2023, he was appointed Chief Purchasing, Partnerships and Public Affairs Officer and APO Managing Director. He became a member of the Leadership Team, replacing the Board of Management (BOM) and the Corporate Management Committee (CMC).
In October 2023, he was appointed Chief Procurement, Partnerships & Public Affairs Officer.
On July 31st, 2025, he was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Renault S.A., Chairman of Renault s.a.s. and Director of Renault S.A. and Renault s.a.s.
