Christian Vandenhende

Executive Vice President,

Purchasing
Renault-Nissan BV

Christian Vandenhende is Alliance Executive Vice President for Purchasing. In this role,
he is responsible for driving greater purchasing synergies and more economies of scale
following the convergence of major engineering and manufacturing activities on April 1,
2014.

Vandenhende began his career in research at his alma mater, the University of Louvain in
Belgium, before joining the automotive supply industry in 1985.

He worked for Saint Gobain and Valeo before joining Renault in 1999 as head of its
Supplier Performance Analysis department. In March 2008, he was appointed Purchasing
Organization Director (Chassis) for the Renault-Nissan Alliance, rising to Senior Vice
President, Purchasing in March 2009. At the same time, he was appointed Chairman and
Managing Director of the Renault-Nissan Purchasing Organization (RNPO).

From June 2009 until April 2014, he added the role of Alliance Director of Global
Purchasing, tasked with accelerating Alliance purchasing synergies. He is also a member
of the Renault Management and Operational Committees.

Christian Vandenhende is a Belgian national and holds an engineering degree from the
University of Louvain.