Purchasing executive, Jean-Baptiste Duzan.

Automotive News Europe,  August, 2002  

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Senior vice president, supplier relations; chairman and CEO, Renault Nissan Purchasing Organization

The success of a merger or an acquisition is most easily measured by the savings that joint purchasing generates. Thus the task facing Jean-Baptiste Duzan, the 56-year-old chairman and managing director of the Renault Nissan Purchasing Organization, is daunting.

Created in April 2001, RNPO will by the end of this year buy goods and services worth 21 billion, 43 percent of Renault and Nissan's total purchases. Its scope was recently extended beyond chassis parts to cover nearly ...

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