Nicolas Champetier is appointed CEO of HYVIA

26 October 2023

As of November 2, 2023, Nicolas Champetier will succeed David Holderbach as CEO of HYVIA, a joint venture created in June 2021 from the association of Renault Group and Plug.

On behalf of the HYVIA Supervisory Board, I would like to sincerely thank David Holderbach, for his commitment since the creation of HYVIA. In two years, HYVIA has succeeded in developing a complete and unique hydrogen mobility ecosystem within an emerging H2 sector. David Holderbach will devote himself to other projects within Renault Group. I have every confidence in Nicolas Champetier to lead HYVIA in its growth phase, with the support of its two founders – Renault Group and Plug.

Heinz-Jürgen LÖW Chairman of HYVIA’s Supervisory Board

After graduating from the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts et Métiers, Nicolas Champetier pursued his career with the Stellantis Group (formerly the PSA Group) in various engineering functions internationally. He has over 30 years’ experience in the automotive sector, with particular expertise in new sustainable powertrain systems, energy, and electrification.