[8] In January 1986, Dedeurwaerder was named Renault's executive vice president of worldwide sales and marketing.
[9] He remained president and CEO, and chairman of the executive committee at AMC until March 23, 1986, when he was succeeded in the former two roles by Joseph E.
[10] On November 17, 1986, Renault chairman Georges Besse was assassinated by a member of a French far-left extremist group, Action Directe.
[11] Dedeurwaerder was mentioned as a possible successor, but the company instead went with Raymond Levy, who wanted to divest Renault of its investment in American Motors.
[15] That September, he joined the of executive committee Interbrew, a new brewing company formed by the merger of Brouwerij Artois and Piedboeuf Brewery, with the plan that he would succeed chief executive officer Andre de Spoelberch by the end of the year.
Dedeurwaerder wanted to make acquisitions that would turn the company into a global player like Heineken N.V. or Guinness Brewery.