Marie-Françoise RENARD started her career in 1980 with Bureau Veritas and joined the Research and Development team specialised in the hydrodynamic field. There she was involved in many naval architecture, marine and offshore engineering designs. In 1988, she took up Project Manager duties in TECNITAS, Bureau Veritas Subsidiary, in the marine and offshore fields. In 1997 she joined Bureau Veritas head Office again, within the VeriSTAR Hull team as Commercial Manager. She is now involved in the Sales & Marketing Management as head of the project team, in charge of the Offshore market.