Patrick FAURE, an ENA graduate, was born in Périgueux (France) on May 12, 1946. He became a civil administrator at the French deposits and consignment office in 1972 and CEO of Gelbon in 1977. He joined Renault in 1997 as manager of the Toulouse branch. He went on to become manager of Renault Austria (1981), manager of Renault Great Britain (1982), manager of public affairs and communication (1985) and general secretary for the group (1988).
Patrick Faure has been chairman of Renault Sport since 1991. He became CEO of Renault VI in 1998 and deputy manager of Renault and president of the Renault F1 Team in 2001. In late 2004 Patrick Faure resigned as deputy manager and member of the group's Executive Committee, a position he had held since the committee was set up in 1987. From January 2005 to March 2006, Patrick Faure concentrated solely on his work as President of Renault F1.