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News of  September 19, 2001

Renault and Nissan to set up a new common IS/IT organization

Paris - Renault and Nissan announced a new common Information System (IS)/Information Technology (IT) organization to achieve the synergies of the Alliance. The new organization will be named Renault-Nissan IS/IT Office (RNIO) and will lead the two IS/IT organizations in implementing cost effective systems and standard optimized infrastructures as the Alliance pursues joint automotive operations worldwide.

RNIO will drive convergence between Renault and Nissan putting in place common processes and operations to make both IS/IT operations more effective and service oriented. It will facilitate and hasten joint decisions as well. The Office will define common IS/IT infrastructures, lead budget and planning processes, and promote cost reductions through benchmarking and performance measurement. The new structure will work in full cooperation with the existing Renault and Nissan IS/IT organizations.

RNIO will be a joint organization within the Alliance between Renault and Nissan with offices in Paris and in Tokyo, handling transversally strategy and planning as well as budget and performance measurement. Initial staffing for the organization beginning in September 2001 will be made up of six people, three in Tokyo and three in Paris. Staffing is scheduled to double from January 2002.

Farid Aractingi, from Renault, has been appointed Global Manager of RNIO, reporting directly to both Chief Information Officers (CIOs), Jean-Pierre Corniou for Renault and Shozo Kurihara for Nissan. With the Chief Financial Officers from Renault and Nissan, this group forms the core of the Alliance IS Steering Committee, and will set strategy and arbitrate decisions for common IS operations.

This new structure is a first step and will create a roadmap for future commonization in the Information Services and Technology area within the Alliance. Its scope may be enlarged according to future business needs and to the opportunities.

(September 13, 2001)

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