Renault In 1983,
Renault hired Dassas to manage the company's financial offices in New York. In 1986, he was named chief operating officer of the Société Financière et Foncière (Renault's bank). He also was assigned to manage relationships with banks and financial markets. In 1990, he became Financial Director of
Renault Crédit International. In 1997 he was named vice president, Financial Operations of Renault and participated in several key agreements for the future of the company, such as negotiations with
Volvo, the joint venture with
AvtoVAZ, the acquisition of a majority stake in
Dacia and
Renault Samsung Motors and the alliance with
Nissan. and on 4 September of that year Dassas left his charge and was replaced by Bernard Rey.
Nissan In 1999, Dassas was a member of the board of directors of
Nissan Diesel. On 4 September 2007, it was announced his transfer to Nissan as chief financial officer (CFO), On 5 October 2009, the
Yokohama based automaker announced that on 1 December Dassas would leave his post, returning to France. ==Beyond Renault-Nissan alliance==