By Gilles Guillaume, Mathieu Rosemain and Mimosa SpencerPARIS (Reuters) -Gucci owner Kering is poised to hire Renault Chief Executive Luca de Meo to help revive the debt-laden luxury conglomerate, five sources said on Monday,

The appointment of de Meo, 58, marks a big change at Kering, owner of the Gucci and Saint Laurent brands, where François-Henri Pinault, a member of the family that controls the group, has been chair and chief executive for 20 years.

After impressing with his turnaround of French automaker Renault, Luca De Meo is widely expected to be named as the new boss of Gucci owner and luxury powerhouse Kering.