OBITUARY
22nd November 1986, Page 25
22nd November 1986
Page 25
Page 25, 22nd November 1986
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• It is with regret that CM records the death of Renault chairman Georges Besse who was murdered close to his home in Paris last Monday night (November 17).
Besse, 58, was appointed head of Renault in January 1985 as the French stateowned veicle manufacturer faced one of its most severe crises.
He had been working hard on helping to cut Renault's losses which in 1984 reached a record FF12.5bn (£1.3bn).
His no-nonsense approach won him praise from both the French government and Renault's workforce.