Philippe Varin

Until April 2009, Philippe had spent six years as chief executive of Corus, during which time he led the merger with Tata Steel, India in 2007. Prior to this, Philippe spent 25 years with the Pechiney Group, most latterly as senior executive vice president of the aluminium sector and a member of Pechiney’s executive committee. Since June 2009, he has been chairman of the managing board of PSA Peugeot Citroën.