Nissan Motor Corporation has announced a major leadership overhaul, effective April 1, with Ivan Espinosa appointed as CEO, succeeding Makoto Uchida. Key executive changes include:
• Guillaume Cartier taking on global marketing
• Eiichi Akashi becoming CTO
• Teiji Hirata leading manufacturing
• Jeremy Papin appointed as CFO and executive officer Several executives, including Asako Hoshino and Hideaki Watanabe, will step down. Uchida and Sakamoto will remain directors until the shareholder meeting in June.
Back Ground on incoming CEO
Education
| May | 2001 | ITESM, Bachelor, Mechanical Engineering & Business Administration |
Career Profile
| Apr | 2024 | Chief Planning Officer * Global Product Planning, Global Program Management, Motor Sports BU, Corporate MI |
| Jul | 2023 | Senior vice president Global Product Strategy and Product Planning Division, Global Program Management, NISMO, Motor Sports Business Unit |
| Dec | 2019 | Senior vice president Global Product Strategy and Product Planning Division, Global Program Management, NISMO |
| Apr | 2018 | Corporate vice president Global Product Strategy and Product Planning Division |
| Apr | 2017 | Vice president Global Product Strategy and Product Planning Division |
| Apr | 2016 | Program director, D-Segment, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. |
| Apr | 2014 | Vice president, Product Strategy & Planning, Nissan International SA |
| Apr | 2010 | Director, Advanced and Product Planning, Mexico and Latin America, Nissan Mexicana, S.A. De C. V. |
| Apr | 2009 | Deputy overseas program director, ASEAN, Nissan Motor (Thailand) Co., Ltd. |
| Jul | 2008 | Marketing director and RPM for LCV in ASEAN region, Nissan Motor (Thailand) Co., Ltd. |
| Apr | 2006 | General manager, Product Planning & Marketing Fleet /LCV, Nissan Mexicana, S.A. De C. V. |
| Jan | 2005 | Manager, Product Planning, Nissan Mexicana, S.A. De C. V. |
| Oct | 2003 | Product specialist, Product Planning Nissan Mexicana, S.A. De C. V. |
| Feb | 2003 | Engineering analyst, Jato Dynamics |
| May | 2001 | Director, Adaptacion Int. de Medios, S.A |
| *Current As of April 2024 |
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