Peugeot: Family man

Philippe Varin is changing his family. The former Corus chief executive has had to get used to working with India’s Tatas ever since he sold them the British steel group two years ago. He has now been chosen by France’s Peugeots to steer the namesake car-maker through troubled times. Christian Streiff, his predecessor, managed in a short time to alienate the group’s controlling shareholder, its top management, its employees, and the French government. Varin is being asked to be less brutal. But ...