Renault Chief Executive Luca de Meo plans to step down in mid-July and pursue new challenges outside the automotive industry, with French newspaper Le Figaro reporting he is set to become the new boss of Gucci-owner Kering.

The Gucci owner is banking on an automotive turnaround specialist to fix its luxury brands. Francois-Henri Pinault, the billionaire heir who has headed up the French fashion house Kering Group for the past 20 years,

(Reuters) -Gucci owner Kering is planning to appoint Luca de Meo, currently CEO of French carmaker Renault, as its new chief executive, according to a report in newspaper Le Figaro. Below are some facts about the potential new head of the French luxury group, whose brands include Gucci, Saint Laurent, and Bottega Veneta.