Paul-Henri Renard, 42, is a general engineer who graduated from École Centrale Nantes and holds a PhD in energetics from École Centrale Paris. During his co-directorate, funded by the DGA and the US Air Force, he carried out part of his research in a military laboratory in Dayton (USA) and won the 1997 Seymour Cray scientific prize for a numerical simulation-experimentation comparison aimed at better understanding the physics of turbulent combustion.
He left the world of defense for that of the automotive industry, joining the PSA Peugeot Citroën group in 2000 as innovation program manager. For five years, Paul-Henri Renard contributed to the development of the Group's new engines and gearboxes, before switching to production. He then discovered the world of casting and machining as purchasing manager, still with PSA Peugeot Citroën.
In 2009, he joined Carmat, an EADS spin-off developing a human artificial heart, to set up the purchasing and supply chain department. At the same time, he actively contributed to the creation of the PMTI (Purchasing Manager in Technology and Industry) from École Centrale Paris, where he has since taught corporate strategy, marketing, innovation and risk management.
After a two-year stint with a strategy and business transformation consultancy, he joined CTIF in June 2013 as deputy general manager.
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