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Nissan CEO
GHOSN, Carlos
Born: March 9, 1954
Birthplace: Porto Velho, Brazil
Early life: Raised in Lebanon, educated in
Paris
Occupation: Chairman and CEO of Renault,
Nissan, and Renault-Nissan Alliance
Career Highlights
Spent 18 years at Michelin,
becoming COO and then CEO
1996: Became Executive Vice
President of an ailing Renault and
was able to make it profitable again
1999: Formed the Nissan-Renault
Alliance
2000-2001: Became Nissan COO
and then president and then CEO
2005: Became president and CEO of
Renault
2008: Chairman, president, and
CEO of Nissan
2013: Chairman of Russian auto
company AvtoVAZ
Leaders of the future will also need to have a lot more empathy and
sensitivitynot just for people from their own countries, but also for
people from different countries and cultures. They are going to need
global empathy, which is a lot more difficult.
Ghosns Values
Diversity: in accepting and
building on the strengths of the
different cultures, all employees,
including himself would be given
a chance to grow personally
through the consideration of
different perspectives
Listening: Ghosn requires that
employees embrace debate
TRIVIA
Has a comic book series in Japan based
on his life story titled The True Story of
Carlos Ghosn
Has a Japanese bento box named after
him
Speaks French, Portuguese, English, and
Arabic fluently
Nicknames include:
Le Cost Killer (Renault)
Mr. Fix-It (Nissan)
Seven-Eleven
Keiretsu Killer