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Topic: Louis Schweitzer (CEO)

	Renault - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Louis was a bright, aspiring young engineer who had already designed and built several models before teaming up with his brothers, who had honed their business skills working for their father's textiles firm; Louis handled design and production, Marcel and Fernand handled company management.
		Louis was to take full control of the company as the only remaining brother in 1906 when Fernand retired for health reasons.
		Louis Schweitzer has been the Chairman of Renault since 1992 and CEO from 1992 to 2005.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Renault (2416 words)

	Louis Schweitzer (CEO) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Louis Schweitzer (born 1942) has been Chairman of Renault since May 27, 1992 and CEO from 1992 to 2005.
		Louis Schweitzer is the son of Pierre-Paul Schweitzer, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) from 1963 to 1973.
		Born in Geneva, Switzerland, in July 1942, Louis Schweitzer has a degree in law and is a graduate of France's elite Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris and Ecole Nationale d'Administration.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Louis_Schweitzer_(CEO) (895 words)

	Global Management Forum
		Louis Schweitzer was named Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Renault in May, 1992.
		Schweitzer joined Renault after five years as chief of staff of Laurent Fabius, who was Minister of Budget in 1981, then Minister for Industry and Research, and French Prime Minister from 1984 to 1986.
		Schweitzer was born in July 1942 in Geneva (Switzerland) and is the grand nephew of Peace Nobel Prize Albert Schweitzer.
	www.nikkei.co.jp /hensei/ngmf2000/english/speakers/04.html (533 words)

	Renault - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		When its cars were imported to and sold in the United States during the 1950s and 1960s, it was decided to pronounce the name as "Ren-ALT" in marketing to the American public, and the Anglicized pronunciation continues in common usage.
		The Renault corporation was founded in 1898 by Louis Renault and his brothers and, pioneers of the automobile industry and the people who introduced Taylorism in France (after being inspired by a visit to the Ford company in the USA).
		Between the two world wars, Louis Renault enlarged the scope of his company, producing agricultural and.
	www.pineville.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Renault (1066 words)

	ASTRAZENECA BOARD ANNOUNCEMENT (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Louis Schweitzer Louis Schweitzer was elected Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Renault in May, 1992.
		Louis Schweitzer is President of the Management Board of Renault-Nissan BV since March 2002.
		Schweitzer serves on the board of AB Volvo, BNP-Paribas, Electricité de France, and Philips, VEOLIA Environnement, as well as on the board of a number of not-for-profit institutions.
	hcp.astrazeneca.co.za /pressrelease/6514.aspx (556 words)

	Carlos Ghosn Is Appointed President and CEO of Renault and Louis Schweitzer Chairman of the Board (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		As President and CEO of Renault, Carlos Ghosn is vested with the fullest powers to act under all circumstances on behalf of the company.
		Louis Schweitzer was born in Geneva, Switzerland in July 1942.
		In May 2003, Louis Schweitzer was made a member of the executive board of Medef (association of French employers), and will be Medef International's Chairman as of June 2005.
	www.autoemirates.com /International/2005/0507ghosnRenaultINT.asp (630 words)

	Renault boss Louis Schweitzer succeeding worldwide
		But despite his undoubted brilliance, when Louis Schweitzer came to pen an introduction to the 1996 annual report, he found himself cast into the role of the bearer of bad news.
		It was at that point that Schweitzer resolved to turn the fortunes of his company around, little realizing that his decisions would provoke public unrest and throw him into the spotlight as never before.
		Not so Schweitzer’s own father, whose membership of the Resistance led to his deportation to the concentration camp of Buchenwald, where he was repeatedly tortured - although unlike others he lived to tell the tale.
	www.jeremyjosephs.com /renault.htm (1415 words)

	News 14-06-99 Page 2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Having reached the end of his term of office as a Renault director, Louis Schweitzer's responsibilities have been renewed by the Joint Annual General Meeting of shareholders, which was held June 10, 1999.
		During the meeting of the Board of Directors which immediately followed the Annual General Meeting, Louis Schweitzer was also reelected Chairman of Renault for the length of his term of office as a director (six years).
		Louis Schweitzer's first term of office as Renault Chairman and director dates from May 1992.
	www.autointell-news.com /News-1999/june-1999/news_of_June-14-99-p2.htm (648 words)

	Louis Schweitzer Definition / Louis Schweitzer Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Louis Schweitzer (born 1942) has been Chairman and CEOChief Executive Officer (CEO) is the job of having the ultimate executive responsibility or authority within an organization or corporation.
		Although there may be further than one CEO in a company, generally the job is not shared anymore.
		Louis Schweitzer is a graduate of the Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris and ENA.
	www.elresearch.com /Louis_Schweitzer (313 words)

	Digital Chosunilbo (English Edition) : Daily News in English About Korea
		Renault CEO Louis Schweitzer said in an interview with Korean reporters that Daewoo Motor would not be able to survive without equity participation or support from one of the world¡¯s top-ten automakers.
		Schweitzer said Renault-Samsung currently imports part from the same Japanese suppliers as Nissan, but that the firm is looking into procuring all its parts domestically.
		Schweitzer is the grandson of Dr. Albert Schweitzer, and his mother is the sister of Simone de Beauvoir.
	english.chosun.com /w21data/html/news/200102/200102230187.html (312 words)

	BW Interview with Louis Schweitzer about Nissan
		Louis Schweitzer, Chairman and CEO of Renault (RNAUF), made one of the boldest bets in the automotive industry in March, 1999, when he paid $5.4 billion for a controlling stake in Japan's near-bankrupt Nissan (NSANY) and dispatched his No. 2, Carlos Ghosn, to turn it around.
		Now Schweitzer's 44% stake is worth three times what he paid for it, and the dramatic revival at Nissan is legend.
		Schweitzer, a grand nephew of Albert Schweitzer, a humanitarian, missionary, and surgeon who won the 1952 Nobel Peace Prize, not only revived Renault from near-bankruptcy in the 1990s, he set it well on its way to becoming a global player, thanks to the Nissan alliance.
	forums.freshalloy.com /ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=UBB1&Number=67848235&page=&view=&sb=5&o= (1416 words)

	The Car Connection - One on One: Louis Schweitzer - A French take on automotive globalization.
		A lawyer by training, and a relative of the legendary African man of mercy, Dr. Albert Schweitzer, Louis Schweitzer has a calm demeanor and a straightforward manner.
		Schweitzer: That was probably the right decision for them at the time because they had not yet addressed the issue of the Chrysler (merger).
		Schweitzer: The Internet may change the cost of entry into markets, but today, the cost is too high.
	www.thecarconnection.com /Auto_News/Profiles_QA/One_on_One_Louis_Schweitzer.S193.A1543.html (877 words)

	Renault CEO Schweitzer roemt Euro NCAP
		Louis Schweitzer, Chairman and CEO of Renault, paid tribute to the enormous strides in vehicle safety brought about by Euro NCAP - Europe's pioneering safety organisation.
		Speaking at The Paris Motor Show, Mr Schweitzer said that the organisation had the respect of the motoring industry and was playing a vital role in driving innovation to make cars safer.
		Schweitzer with official certification marking the award of five stars for occupant safety to the Renault Modus - the first Supermini to receive this status.
	www.nwsbank.nl /en/2004/10/01/f040.htm (430 words)

	BW Online \| April 9, 2001 \| Renault's Drive to Promote France to Japan
		CEO Louis Schweitzer explains how the carmaker is pushing to bridge cultural gaps between his company and merger partner Nissan
		Louis Schweitzer, the low-key CEO of Renault, transformed the midsize French auto maker into a global player with his 1999 alliance with Japan's Nissan Motors.
		Schweitzer's management combines tough goals for the affiliates and great respect for their cultures.
	www.businessweek.com /bwdaily/dnflash/apr2001/nf2001049_497.htm (1071 words)

	CEO's vision made Renault, Nissan merger a model of success - 03/09/04
		Schweitzer’s leadership has been all the more remarkable, considering that he was molded in the classical French system of state planning.
		When he was promoted to CEO and chairman in 1992, his mandate was to carry out a merger with Sweden’s AB Volvo.
		In early 1997, Schweitzer announced thousands of layoffs and the closure of a plant in Belgium.
	www.detnews.com /2004/insiders/0403/19/c01-85910.htm (708 words)

	Turnaround hero Ghosn to take the wheel at Renault (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Renault SA Chairman and Chief Executive Louis Schweitzer began the process of handing over the CEO job to Ghosn at the French auto company's annual shareholder meeting in Paris.
		Ghosn's appointment and the separation of the chairman and CEO roles -- with Schweitzer staying on as chairman -- were set to be approved by shareholders during a formal vote later in the meeting.
		He remains CEO of Nissan -- and plans to shuttle regularly between Paris and Tokyo as he juggles the two roles.
	www.freep.com /news/latestnews/pm3943_20050429.htm (425 words)

	Automotive News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		CEO Rick Wagoner is upbeat about GM's improving operations, prospects for growth in China and the U.S. economy.
		Last December, J.H. Lee was named CEO of Kia Motors America Inc. after five years as head of Hyundai Auto Canada Inc., a move that puts him at the helm of one of Hyundai group's hottest units.
		For Renault Chairman Louis Schweitzer, cost reduction through cost sharing is a "pillar" of the French automaker's relationship with Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.
	www.autonews.com /page.cms?pageId=109 (3375 words)

	domain-B : Indian business : companies : M&M : M&M, Renault sign JV to produce Logan cars
		Schweitzer said the Logan, produced in Romania and due for production in Russia, Morocco, Columbia and Iran, was the first modern, reliable and affordable car in its class and the best value for money car in the world.
		According to Schweitzer the Logan project was founded on such goals as steep price reduction (as much as 30 per cent being original target), no compromise on reliability, lesser number of components for easy maintenance and sturdy build.
		Schweitzer said that as of now the joint venture is meant only for manufacturing and marketing the Logan and all future plans for the JV will depend on the success of the car in the Indian market.
	www.domainb.com /companies/companies_m/mahindra/20050322_produce.html (575 words)

	Renault awaits new CEO after remarkable era of Schweitzer - 4/19/05 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Shareholders are expected to appoint him CEO after his remarkable turnaround of Renault's biggest investment -- Japan's Nissan Motor Co.
		Schweitzer, 62, a lanky executive with a reserved, slightly awkward manner, seems more like an ivory-tower intellectual than a leader capable of transforming a second-rate, regional carmaker into a powerful global player.
		A grand-nephew of renowned physician and humanist Albert Schweitzer, he enjoyed a privileged background -- but hardly one that prepared him for the rugged challenges he would face when the French government appointed him CEO of Renault in 1992.
	www.detnews.com /2005/insiders/0504/19/C01-154990.htm (785 words)

	Louis Schweitzer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Louis Schweitzer, Chairman and former CEO of Renault
		Louis Schweitzer, a paper industrialist and philanthropist, donated WBAI to Pacifica Radio
		This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Louis_Schweitzer (99 words)

	Ceos on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		New CEOs and corporate strategic refocusing: how experience as heir apparent influences the use of power.
		CEOs Say Revenue Growth Is More Important Than Cost-Cutting; A survey by IBM Business Consulting Services says 83% of CEOs polled list revenue growth as their top priority.
		Louis Schweitzer (chairman and CEO, Renault, France), Klaus Zumwinkel (chairman of the Board of Management, Deutsche Post, Germany), Pat Cox (President of the European Parliament) and Robe (PAR267454)
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/X/X-C1eos.asp (410 words)

	Financial Review: Ghosn: executive in the fast lane (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		And in April he starts his new job - replacing his mentor Louis Schweitzer as CEO of Renault, a $US46 billion giant in its own right and the controlling shareholder in Nissan, with a 44 per cent stake.
		One factor in his favour is that Schweitzer - who will remain chairman of Renault - has done a good job spiffing up the French marque.
		More important for the company's global ambitions, Schweitzer and Ghosn already have a means to drive integration of the two companies.The integration has been surprisingly smooth - in sharp contrast to the tumultuous marriage of Daimler and Chrysler.
	afr.com /cgi-bin/newtextversions.pl?pagetype=printer&path=/articles/2004/10/01/1096527926919.html (1573 words)

	ABC News: Carlos Ghosn Takes Over As Renault CEO (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn, left, gives the thumbs up sign next to Renault SA CEO Louis Schweitzer prior to the French auto company's annual shareholders meeting in Paris Friday, April 29, 2005.
		The CEO whose 12-month turnaround of Nissan Motor Co. became a management case study took over Friday as head of the Japanese carmaker's main shareholder, Renault SA and kept the old job, too.
		In a long-planned reshuffle, outgoing Renault veteran Louis Schweitzer handed over the CEO job to Ghosn at a shareholder meeting in Paris, but stayed on as non-executive chairman.
	abcnews.go.com /Business/wireStory?id=716144 (508 words)

	AUTO MERGERS AND MANAGERS: Renault leadership to shift on high note
		As he prepares to retire about a year from now, Louis Schweitzer, CEO of Renault SA and the architect of the most successful automotive alliance in recent history, says he believes Renault and partner Nissan Motor Co. are poised for growth -- possibly including the French brand's return to the United States.
		Schweitzer's hand-picked lieutenant, Carlos Ghosn, took the reins at Nissan six months after the stock purchase, overseeing a stunningly fast turnaround in which Nissan shed billions of dollars in debt and introduced a line of hot-selling new cars and trucks ranging from the Titan full-size pickup to the sleek Infiniti FX luxury sport crossover.
		Ghosn, 50, will replace Schweitzer, 61, in April 2005 as CEO of Renault, putting the same man in charge of both companies.
	www.freep.com /money/autonews/ren17_20040317.htm (692 words)

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