Pierre Dreyfus

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Pierre Dreyfus (1966)

Pierre Dreyfus (18 November 1907, Paris — 25 December 1994, Paris) was a high French

civil servant
who in 1955 became a wealthy businessman.

Between 1947 and 1955, he occupied senior administrative positions in the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, and in 1951 he became 'directeur de cabinet' at the ministry. Between 1948 and 1955, Dreyfus combined his civil service duties with the

CEO of Renault
. He retained the position until his retirement from the company in 1975.

Like Lefaucheux, Dreyfus secured his reputation in the top job at Renault by overseeing the launch and production of a model developed under his predecessor: in this case the commercial success was that of the

front wheel drive, hatchback sedans across Europe, most notably the 4, 5 and 16
models.

During the early years of the Mitterrand presidency, Dreyfus became active on the political scene, serving briefly as Industry Minister between June 1981 and June 1982 under prime minister Pierre Mauroy.

Pierre Dreyfus was not related either to

Dreyfus Affair' effectively publicised by Émile Zola, nor to the race-driver Pierre Louis-Dreyfus.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Thirty Remarkable years of Renault". Autoworld. Vol. 45. April 1974. p. 11.

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