Candau, 53, started to work for Renault in 1987, as support software engineer. In 1999, he became assistant to the group’s President – Chief Executive Officer. In 2001, Candau was appointed head of the logistics department at the Prototyping Center and in 2008 he took the helm of the center.
In 2012, Candau came to Romania to take over as deputy general manager of Renault Technologie Roumanie, coordinating the Vehicle Engineering Department.
RTR is the largest Renault engineering center outside France, employing some 2,100 engineers.