Renault Group has appointed Paul Michon as its Corporate Communications Director, effective 1 September 2026. The communications specialist brings more than 20 years of experience from agency work and a spell steering the transformation of luxury group Kering. He will report directly to Christian Stein, the group’s Chief Communications Officer.

Renault Group is reinforcing its communications department with the appointment of Paul Michon as Corporate Communications Director. The move takes effect on 1 September 2026, the company says.

A wide corporate communications brief

In his new role, Michon will lead the group’s relationships with the business media and coordinate executive communications. According to the manufacturer, he will also work to strengthen Renault Group’s engagement with key industry opinion leaders and support communications aimed at institutional stakeholders. He reports directly to Christian Stein, Chief Communications Officer of Renault Group.

Two decades in corporate communications

Michon began his career in 2003 at corporate communications agencies in Paris — Tilder and later Havas Paris — where he built expertise in crisis communications, strategic advisory work and influence. In 2011 he joined PPR at the start of the transformation that turned the retail-focused French conglomerate into the global luxury group later renamed Kering.

There he served first as Head of Press Relations and then as Corporate Information Director, helping to communicate that strategic shift and leading the internationalisation of the group’s communications. Named Corporate Communications Director in 2017, he also oversaw digital communications, corporate content and coordination with Kering’s individual Houses. He is a graduate of Sciences Po Paris and HEC Paris.

What it means

The appointment continues a broader reshuffle of Renault Group’s senior ranks as the company works to accelerate execution and sharpen its messaging around new technologies, services and an increasingly electrified line-up. The group, which spans the Renault, Dacia and Alpine brands plus its Mobilize Financial Services captive, sold 2.337 million vehicles in 2025 and operates in more than 100 countries.

Michon takes up the position on 1 September 2026.

Source: media.renaultgroup.com