Philippe Klein
Philippe Klein | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1957 |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation(s) | Engineer, executive |
| Years active | 1981–2019 |
| Known for | Chief Planning Officer at Nissan |
Philippe Klein (), born in 1957, is a French engineer and executive who currently holds the position of Chief Planning Officer at the Japanese car manufacturer Nissan.
Education
Klein completed his studies at the École Supérieure de Physique et de Chimie Industrielles de la ville de Paris in 1980 and obtained an advanced diploma from the École Nationale Supérieure du Pétrole et des Moteurs.
Career
Starting his professional journey at Renault in 1981, Klein worked as an engineer focused on Engine Development. By 1992, he had advanced to become the executive assistant to Renault’s chairman. After Renault formed its alliance with Nissan in 1999, Klein moved to Tokyo where he served as a vice-president at Nissan, later being promoted to Senior Vice-President until 2003.
In 2003, he returned to Renault to lead the Industrial System Performance Department, and in 2008 was appointed Deputy Director General of Product Planning. Between 2005 and 2014, Klein held the role of Executive Vice President of Product Planning and was part of Renault’s Executive Management Committee.
Klein rejoined Nissan in September 2014 as Chief Planning Officer and member of the executive committee, taking over from Andy Palmer. He left Nissan in November 2019 during a period of significant leadership restructuring following CEO Hiroto Saikawa’s resignation linked to issues regarding executive pay.