Denis Barbier is Senior VP and Chairman of Americas Region at Renault S.A. In 1984 he joined the company at the Bodywork Methods Department for five years. For the next six years he held a variety of plant positions at the Flins and Douai sites. Other roles he has held at the firm include: Industrial Director of Avtoframos, Moscow; Director of the Flins plant; Director of Industrial Performance; Vice President, Manufacturing Assembly Plants, within the Manufacturing Department.