Menegaux in charge as Senard era ends at Michelin

Clermont-Ferrand, France – Long-time Michelin CEO and managing chairman Jean Dominique Senard has officially ended his career at the tire maker following a 17 May annual general meeting.

The French industrialist joined Michelin as chief financial officer in 2005 and took over as managing partner of the group in May 2007, following the death of Edouard Michelin.

Thanking Senard for his role in the company, Michel Rollier, chairman of the supervisory board, praised “the importance and quality of his contribution” as to the group’s development.

In January this year, Senard was named as the CEO of the Renault–Nissan–Mitsubishi Alliance following Carlos Ghosn's resignation as president of Renault.

Florent Menegaux, managing general partner since the company’s AGM in May 2018, will now officially serve as the CEO and managing chairman.

Menegaux joined Michelin as commercial director for truck tires in the UK and Ireland in 1997.

He has served in various positions within the French group, including head of Africa-Middle East Zone, and executive vice president for the group’s global passenger car and light truck operations.

In December 2014, he was appointed chief operating officer and then senior executive vice president of the Michelin Group in 2017.

Menegaux was named group managing general partner in May 2018.