{"id":5737,"date":"2025-02-10T15:20:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-10T14:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.groupegruau.com\/espace-presse\/patrick-buchard-appointed-general-manager-of-the-gruau-group\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T15:56:51","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T14:56:51","slug":"patrick-buchard-appointed-general-manager-of-the-gruau-group","status":"publish","type":"presse","link":"https:\/\/www.groupegruau.com\/en\/espace-presse\/patrick-buchard-appointed-general-manager-of-the-gruau-group\/","title":{"rendered":"Patrick Buchard Appointed General Manager of the GRUAU Group"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"container py-6\"><strong>The GRUAU Group, a utility vehicle mobility expert for 135 years, announces the appointment of Patrick Buchard as the Group&#8217;s General Manager. His mission will be to pursue the implementation of Project 2030 and its objectives regarding RSS2E. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n<section id=\"block_e8f275955c7d1b156237238304e233b4\" class=\"conteneur-block article-body \">\n    <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n<section id=\"\" data-block-id=\"block_47b60f8d475afb08ee3a74d6f39afacc\" class=\"contenu-image-block bloc-contenu-image\">\n    <div class=\"container mx-auto\">\n                <div class=\"content position-right\">\n            <div class=\"wrapper wrapper-image lg:order-1 \">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.groupegruau.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Patrick-Buchard.webp\" class=\"glightbox\" data-gallery=\"galerie-block_47b60f8d475afb08ee3a74d6f39afacc\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.groupegruau.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Patrick-Buchard-688x738.webp\" class=\"image\" alt=\"\">\n                <\/a>\n                <p class=\"legend\">\n                                                        <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"wrapper wrapper-text underlined lg:order-2\">\n                <p>As of February 1, 2025, Patrick Buchard holds the position of General Manager of the GRUAU Group. Patrick Gruau, President of the eponymous Group, thus favored the internal strengths of the family business: <strong>\u201cI decided to rely on an &#8216;in-house&#8217; person, and it was only natural that my choice fell on Patrick Buchard. He possesses all the qualities to successfully lead this new challenge and deploy our 2030 corporate project.\u201d<\/strong>  <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<p class=\"container py-6\">After starting his career at Renault VU, he joined the Gruau Group in 2000 as Sales and Marketing Director. Embodying the values of the Manufacturer-Bodybuilder to his teams, he successfully fostered a positive dynamic among his employees while developing the business. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"container py-6\">For Patrick Gruau, <strong>\u201cPatrick Buchard has been a Utility Vehicle expert for 30 years. He also has an in-depth knowledge of the entire Gruau Group&#8217;s operations. He has actively participated in its development and achieved excellent results, similar to those of 2024 within the Urban Mobility Division.\u201d<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"container py-6\">In his new responsibilities, Patrick Buchard will also lead the COMEX alongside Christophe Lucq (General Manager of Finance and Legal) and Philippe Navarre (new General Manager of the Sanitary Vehicles Division, who joined the group in early January), under the governance of President Patrick Gruau. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"container py-6\">This strengthened team is already operational to continue the deployment of Project 2030, focused on strong RSS2E (Social, Societal, Economic, and Environmental Responsibility) commitments and the promise of being a UTILY-TERRE BY NATURE<sup>\u00a9<\/sup> group, useful to its customers and working for the common good.<\/p>\n<section id=\"\" data-block-id=\"block_1981b398d6df0493a8031487fdcf3895\" class=\"mise-en-avant-cta-block overflow-hidden bloc-mise-en-avant-cta\">\n    <div class=\"figure\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.groupegruau.com\/app\/themes\/groupegruau\/assets\/img\/logo-figure.svg\" \/>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"figure\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.groupegruau.com\/app\/themes\/groupegruau\/assets\/img\/logo-figure.svg\" \/>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"wrapper\">\n            <div class=\"text-wrapper\">\n                                <h2 class=\"heading-2\">Discover the Governance of the Gruau Group<\/h2>\n            <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"actions flex\">\n                                                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.groupegruau.com\/gouvernance\/\" class=\"btn btn-primary btn-inverted\"\n                                    >\n                                <span>Governance<\/span>\n                                <span><\/span>\n                            <\/a>\n                                                                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The GRUAU Group, a utility vehicle mobility expert for 135 years, announces the appointment of Patrick Buchard as the Group&#8217;s General Manager. 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