Patrice Lucas

Mr. Patrice Lucas has built his career within the automotive industry for the last 30 years, including 15 years at Tier 1 Automotive Supplier Valeo and 15 years at the original equipment manufacturer PSA/Stellantis.
Having graduated in mechanical engineering from the University of Technology of Compiègne, which included a year at the University of Illinois, he obtained a Master’s in Quality Management from the engineering institute ENSAM in Paris and joined Valeo in 1991 as a quality engineer.
He subsequently took on various roles there as an engineer, then as a plant Director in Mexico and finally as general manager of a European business unit.
In 2006, he joined the PSA group as Senior VicePresident in the engineering organization.
In 2010, he was then appointed Light Commercial Vehicles Programme Director, with responsibility for updating the product range and for lifecycle management.
In 2014, Mr. Patrice Lucas became Executive Vice-President and a member of the Global Executive Committee, in charge of Corporate Planning and Strategy where he was responsible for overseeing strategic plans, optimising R&D, allocating capital expenditure in accordance with the Product Plan, and looking after matters pertaining to commercial development (including the acquisition of Opel).
In 2018, he was appointed Head of Latin America Operations at the PSA group.
In January 2021, Mr. Patrice Lucas was named Deputy Chief Engineering Officer at Stellantis and joined the Top Executive Team in this capacity.