Ollivier to lead troubled Renault center; Carmaker takes action after suicides of 3 people who worked at engineering site.(News)

Byline: Sylviane de Saint-Seine

Bernard Ollivier is the new director of Renault's technical center in Guyancourt, near Paris.

After three of the center's employees committed suicide in the past few months, Renault said last month it would appoint a new director to manage the site.

Ollivier will work with Michel Faivre-Duboz, Guyancourt's previous manager. Faivre-Duboz will focus exclusively on vehicle engineering development.

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