At the helm of Minions is Pierre Coffin, who co-directed the previous two films, though his partner is no longer Chris Renaud but Kyle Balda, whose credits include 2010's Banana, a four-minute Minion short.
Pierre Coffin, the co-director of the earlier installments, returns to the helm (this time partnering with Kyle Balda, who did the four-minute Minions short “Banana” in 2010).