Michelin
Thierry Bolloré started his career in 1990 when he joined Michelin, the French tyre manufacturer. He was shop manager in a heavy truck tyre factory and then, from 1993, chief of the Process and quality central group for all heavy truck factories worldwide. He then was appointed the head of Method Group for heavy truck business units in Europe, Asia, Africa and South America. Four years later, in 1997, he moved to Japan and became industrial assistant of the Michelin passenger car factory. In 1998, he moved to Thailand, in the role of truck factory production manager. He later became the managing director of truck and aircraft businesses.[8][9] In 2002, Bolloré was made vice president in charge of industry for Michelin Aircraft Business worldwide.[10][9]
Faurecia
In 2005, he left Michelin, moving to China to join Faurecia, an international automotive parts manufacturer, where he was named vice president Asia, exhaust systems product group. He was later made responsible for strategy, marketing, business development and research and development as vice president worldwide. In 2010, he moved to Faurecia Emissions Control Technologies as vice president in charge of Europe and South Africa, then became vice president worldwide, in charge of industry, quality and purchasing.[9]
Renault
In September 2012, Bolloré joined Renault, the French multinational automobile manufacturer, and one month later he was appointed executive vice president for manufacturing and supply chain.[11] He became chief competitive officer in 2013.[9]
On 19 February 2018, facing insistence from the French state to prepare his succession, Renault CEO Carlos Ghosn appoints Thierry Bolloré as chief operating officer (COO) and second-in-command. The recruitment process, driven by the "compensation committee" of the board and presided by Marc Ladreit de Lacharrière, included both internal and external candidates, although some administrators qualified it as "poorly transparent".[12]
On 19 November 2018, Carlos Ghosn is arrested by Japanese authorities in Tokyo airport. In order to prevent decision-making issues at the head of the carmaker, the board of directors is gathered urgently for an extraordinary session to implement a transitional executive governance:[13]
Jaguar Land Rover
On 28 July 2020, Thierry Bolloré was appointed CEO of English carmarker Jaguar Land Rover, effective in September 2020.[25][26]
He took office on 10 September 2020[27] and presented Jaguar Land Rover's new strategic plan on 15 February 2021.[28] Entitled “Reimagine”, this plan aims to reinvent sustainable modern luxury.[29] Jaguar will become a 100% electric brand from 2025[30] and by 2025, Land Rover will have six 100% electric models. Thierry Bolloré set Jaguar Land Rover a zero carbon target for 2039.
