Renault Trucks has appointed Gregoire Blaise has President for Greater Middle East, assuming responsibility for the brand from Lars-Erik Forsbergh who moves to Singapore to head the Volvo Trucks operations in South East Asia.
Blaise was previously General Manager and VP of China for Sunwin Bus, a Volvo Group and SAIC joint venture, and has been working at Renault Trucks since 1999.
He is responsible for all Renault Trucks operations for both North and South markets in the greater Middle East region, including Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Kuwait, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, UAE, Oman, Yemen, Sudan, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti and Somalia.
“I am very proud to assume this new role at Renault Trucks,” said Blaise. “The Greater Middle East region is very important for us and this has been demonstrated by the significant investments we’ve made in recent years.”
The 46 year-old joined Renault Trucks in 1999 and successively held the positions of Managing Director for Renault Trucks Dealer Subsidiaries Holding for Strasbourg (2006-2010) and Marseille (2010-2012).
After completing a year as Key Account Manager for Volvo Group Governmental Sales (2013), Blaise was appointed General Manager, VP China for Sunwin Bus (2014-16).