Mubasher: French car giant Renault named a new global marketing’s senior vice president (VP), the auto group said in a press release.

Renault’s managing director Xavier Martinet Xavier will succeed François Renard, and will report to sales chief Olivier Murguet.

Martinet joined Renault’s Europe sales and marketing division in 2002. In 2013, he was named as Renault’s Portugal sales.