About

Anne-Sophie Le Lay is responsible for overseeing Renault’s global legal activities and acts as advisor to the board of directors. She joined the company in 2001 to help oversee the sale of its Billancourt site near Paris and was gradually incorporated into its senior legal team as part of the company’s international expansion strategy. Le lay was promoted to head of environment, energy and real estate in 2007 where she led planning and execution for Renault’s move into a number of new markets, including the development of new facilities in Morocco. She has also helped to coordinate the Renault-Nissan alliance framework on batteries for electric vehicles. In 2011 she was appointed general counsel, after being widely praised for her grasp of both the details of the sector, business activities and for her broad understanding of corporate law. This experience led to her appointment as director of the French Association of in-house lawyers, Circle Montesquieu, a position she has held for four years. She began her private practice career in 1996 as a real estate and corporate law specialist and has worked in both France and Canada.