Mehdi FERHAN

Graduated from ENSTA-ParisTech and HEC-Paris, Mehdi Ferhan started his career as research engineer for a global car maker in the field of hybrid powertrains and depollution systems. He later on developed several projects, and spent some years in China. He joined Plastic Omnium to develop new mechatronics activities, and was then appointed Strategy Director for one of the business units. He currently leads Corporate responsibilities on advanced technologies investments. He is also the President of the Council of Automotive Research that coordinates and promotes national innovation priorities to strengthen the French industry competitiveness.