Christian Stein appointed as CEO of Renault Group in Spain

Christian Stein has been appointed as the new CEO of Groupe Renault Spain, replacing Josep María Recasens, who decided to pursue new professional challenges outside the company. Christian Stein will combine this new role with that of Renault Group Communications Director and will report to Renault Group CEO François Provost.

As CEO of Renault Group Spain, he will be responsible for all the Group’s activities in Spain and will also provide the Group’s highest corporate representation in the country.

This appointment comes during the launch of Groupe Renault’s global strategic plan futuREAdy and follows the recent signing of the new collective social agreement at Renault Spain. This agreement secures the future of the Spanish plants through the allocation of five new models, strengthens their long-term sustainability and enables the commissioning of the Group’s new electricity platform.

Celebrating the 75th anniversary of its presence in Spain this year, Groupe Renault has a strong industrial, commercial and R&D footprint, with facilities in Madrid, Valladolid, Palencia and Seville, as well as an extensive network of 482 sales and aftersales outlets marketing the Renault, Dacia and Alpine brands, supported by Mobilize Financial Services.

For François Provost, CEO of Group Renault“With over 35 years of experience in the automotive industry, Christian Stein has built a rare career at the intersection of operations, business and influence: distribution, sales, marketing, brands, communications and public relations.

This experience, combined with his deep knowledge of the Spanish market and culture, will be decisive in supporting the new phase opening in the country. Spain is a strategic market and an important industrial center for the Group and has reached an important milestone with the dedication of five new electric models at its facilities as part of the futuREAdy plan.

“I would also like to thank Josep María Recasens for his commitment to the Group over the past years and wish him success in his future endeavors.”

Christian Stein holds an MBA from EMLYON Business School. He has 35 years of experience in the automotive industry. He started his career at Peugeot in 1991; Here he achieved an international performance by holding various positions in the fields of trade, finance, sales and marketing in France, Belgium and the United Kingdom. He joined Seat in 2011 as Global Marketing Director, then Global Communications and Public Relations Director. He joined the Renault Group in 2020 as Vice President of Brand Communications. In 2023, he was appointed Vice President of Revenue Management and Customer Experience at Ampere and has served as Renault Group Communications Director since 2024.