Biography

Richard Bouveret has been CEO of e-Mobility and Smart Grid activities at Blue, a subsidiary of the Bolloré Group, since September 2022. A connoisseur of vehicles and their life cycles, an expert in mechanics, and a specialist in cutting-edge technologies, he is interested in all the innovations that are the lifeblood of this sector of activity. Richard Bouveret joined the Bolloré Group at a key moment for Blue: his mission is to turn this forerunner in solid-state batteries and electric buses into a leader on these markets and in these technologies of the future. Richard Bouveret's passion for cars began when he was a child, thanks to the car manufacturers' manuals he inherited from his grandfather. A graduate of the École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Nancy engineering school, he has spent the last thirty years with Valeo, and then with ZF Group, leading their development strategies and commercial transformations, and steering their merger and acquisition policies. His wide-ranging experience has given him a comprehensive understanding of all aspects of the automotive sector, as well as an in-depth knowledge of its main markets: Europe, North America, Asia and the Middle East.