Background
Dassas was born on August 5, 1946 in Paris, France.
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Dassas was born on August 5, 1946 in Paris, France.
After obtaining a degree at the École Supérieure de Commerce de Paris, a postgraduate degree in Econometrics at the University of Paris and a Master in Management at the University of Stanford, he was hired by the Chase Manhattan Bank in New York in 1973 and since then, he occupied various senior positions at different financial entities in both France and the United States.
He also negotiated several major contracts for the Renault F1 Team and was President of it between 2006 and 2007. Renault
In 1983, Renault hired Dassas to manage the company"s financial offices in New New York In 1986, he was named Chief Operating Officer of the Société Financière et Foncière (Renault"s bank).
He also was assigned to manage relationships with banks and financial markets.In 1990, he became Financial Director of Renault Crédit International.
In 1997 he was named Vice President, Financial Operations of Renault and participated in several key agreements for the future of the company, such as negotiations with Volvo Bachelor of Arts, the joint venture with AvtoVAZ, the acquisition of a majority stake in Dacia and Renault Samsung Motors and the alliance with Nissan. In 2001, he was named Senior Vicepresident, Finance and in 2003 he joined the Board of Directors of Renault.
In 2010, he became a company"s consultant. = Renault F1 Dassas played a major role during the purchase of Benetton Formula by Renault in 2000, which then would be called Renault F1 Team.
Later, he was involved in financial negotiations with Bernard Ecclestone.
On April 3, 2006, Dassas replaced Patrick Faure as President of the team In 2007, however, performance dropped significantly and on September 4 of that year Dassas left his charge and was replaced by Bernard Rey. Nissan
On September 4, 2007 it was announced his transfer to Nissan as Chief Financial Officer (Chief Financial Officer), a position which became effective on September 17.
The objectives of this measure were to fill a position that had been vacant four years (since Thierry Moulonguet"s departure) and improving relations with the world of finance, because the price of the shares of Nissan had been steadily dropping.
On October 5, 2009 the Yokohama-based automaker announced that on December 1 Dassas would leave his post, returning to France, being replaced as Chief Financial Officer by Joseph G. Peter. As of 2010, Dassas is Chief Financial Officer of Segula Technologies.
In 1999, Dassas was a member of the Board of Directors of Nissan Diesel. He is also a member of the investment company Strategic Initiatives" Board of Directors, and its Head of European Operations. He is a Permanent Representative for APG (ABP Fund) as an Independent Member of the Supervisory Board of Altarea Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget.