Alain Dassas negotiated several major contracts for the Renault F1 Team and was President of it between 2006 and 2007.
10 Facts About Alain Dassas
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In 1983, Renault hired Dassas to manage the company's financial offices in New York.
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Alain Dassas was assigned to manage relationships with banks and financial markets.
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Alain Dassas played a major role during the purchase of Benetton Formula by Renault in 2000, which then would be called Renault F1 Team.
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On 3 April 2006, Alain Dassas replaced Patrick Faure as President of the team.
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In 2007 performance dropped significantly and on 4 September of that year Alain Dassas left his charge and was replaced by Bernard Rey.
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In 1999, Alain Dassas was a member of the board of directors of Nissan Diesel.
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On 5 October 2009, the Yokohama based automaker announced that on 1 December Alain Dassas would leave his post, returning to France.
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Alain Dassas is a member of the investment company Strategic Initiatives' board of directors, and its Head of European Operations.
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Alain Dassas is a permanent representative for APG as an independent member of the supervisory board of Altarea SCA.