Thierry Piéton graduated from EM Lyon (Business School). He started his career as an auditor with PricewaterhouseCoopers in 1995.
He joined General Electric (GE) in 1998 and subsequently held various finance positions in the Healthcare division. In 2004, he became Chief Financial Officer for Europe, Middle East and Africa for GE Security. Two years later, he took the role of Global Financial Planning & Analysis Manager with GE Consumer & Industrial. In 2007, Thierry Pieton became Chief Financial Officer for GE Oil & Gas Global Services. In 2011, he became Chief Financial Officer for GE Power Conversion.
He joined Nissan Europe, as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer in May 2014. In June 2016, Thierry Piéton became Senior Vice President, Controller of Groupe Renault.
In February 2020, he became Deputy Chief Financial Officer and SVP, Controller, Renault Group and in January, 2021, he was appointed Renault Brand Finance.
Thierry Piéton was appointed as a director of RCI Banque on March 11, 2022.