Sophie Schmidtlin built her career within the Renault Group after graduating from the Centrale Paris engineering school.

Starting with Powertrain engineering, then Platform development as Chief Engineer for C-segment SUVs, she acts as VP of Research and Innovation from 2017 to 2022, and in this context, pilots the development of new Alliance technologies on ADAS/AD, connectivity, zero-emission vehicles, lightness, life on board, safety, new forms of mobility, energy services and data.

Recently appointed CTO Circular Economy Business, she contributes to accelerating the transformation of the Group towards a green and technological company and to supporting its environmental and societal strategy.