Formula 1: Philippe Krief succeeds Laurent Rossi as CEO of Alpine (Renault Group)

Frenchman Philippe Krief has been appointed CEO of the Alpine brand belonging to Renault Group on 20/07/2023. He succeeds Frenchman Laurent Rossi, who has been CEO in charge of the Alpine Cars, Sport, F1 and Competition divisions since 11/01/2021 and the resignation of Cyril Abiteboul (in office between 2016 and 2021).

Philippe Krief "will continue to carry out his duties as vice president of engineering and product performance for the brand (a position he has held since 21/02/2023), pending the arrival of his successor. As a member of the Renault Group leadership team, he reports to Luca de Meo, CEO of Renault Group," said the car manufacturer, which owns Alpine Racing Ltd, the entity responsible for the activities of the BWT Alpine F1 Team.

Laurent Rossi will now focus on special projects linked to the transformation of the Group," added Alpine. This announcement follows that of the restructuring of Alpine's racing department, with the promotion of Bruno Famin to vice president on 10/07/2023.

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