On Wednesday, French carmaker PSA stated, it has appointed two executives that it had recently recruited from the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance to head its DS and Citroen brands. Both executives have been named to its global executive committee.

PSA said Beatrice Foucher, who is currently its deputy CEO at DS who also happens to be an ex-Renault manager, will succeed Yves Bonnefont as the CEO of DS.

Vincent Cobee, who is currently the deputy CEO at Citroen and a former Nissan and Mitsubishi executive, will succeed Linda Jackson as Citroen’s CEO.

PSA, which is in the midst of a merger with Fiat Chrysler said, Bonnefont would lead a study on potential costs savings within the group.

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