(Reuters) -French automaker Renault has appointed Josep Maria Recasens as chief strategy officer, it said on Monday, looking to simplify decision-making as the company contends with growing competition from Chinese rivals.
Recasens takes on the new role in addition to remaining head of Renault’s Iberian Peninsula operation and its Ampere electric vehicle business.
“Since my arrival, I have focused on implementing a simpler, more effective and faster organisation to adapt to the current challenges,” Renault Chief Executive Francois Provost said in a statement.
Recasens replaces Guido Haak with immediate effect, the company said.
(Reporting by Gilles Guillaume in Paris and Nathan Vifflin in GdanskEditing by David Goodman)
