Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. today announced senior management appointments, effective April 1, 2020.
The appointments cover the positions of Executive Committee members, senior vice presidents (SVP), corporate vice presidents (CVP) and vice presidents (VP), and include changes to areas of responsibility.
The changes are aimed to accelerate performance recovery and to further enhance and improve corporate governance and culture.
Corporate officer appointments and areas of responsibility
(Italics denote external or Alliance)
NameNew TitleCurrent
TitleNew responsibilitiesCurrent responsibilitiesGuillaume Cartier
(new)SVPExecutive Officer, SVP, Mitsubishi MotorsMC-AMI, Global Datsun Business UnitExecutive Officer, SVP, Global Marketing & Sales, Mitsubishi MotorsHideaki Watanabe1
(new)SVPEVP, MarelliCorporate Strategy, New Mobility, Corporate Governance, Corporate management, Board of Directors OfficeEVP, Marelli Corporation, IBU CEO Interior Experience BUTeiji HirataCVP,
Alliance Global VPCVP
Vehicle Production Engineering and Development Division
Advanced Production Engineering, Deputy Vehicle Production Engineering
TCSX (Total Customer Satisfaction Function), Production Field Quality, Quality AuditMike Colleran
(new)CVPGlobal Division VPMC Infiniti
Marketing and Sales Operation, Infiniti
Deputy MC Chairman, Infiniti
Toru Ihara
(new)CVPVPJapan HR, Diversity Development, Global Strategic Workforce Planning, Global Compensation & Benefits, SecretariatJapan HR, Diversity Development, Global Strategic Workforce Planning, SecretariatHitoshi Mano
(new)CVP,
Alliance Global VPDeputy Division GM, Alliance Global Director
Manufacturing & SCM Strategy and Industrial Performance Division / SCM Division
Alliance Logistics / Industrial Strategy
Manufacturing & SCM Strategy and Industrial Performance Division
Industrial Strategy
Yasunobu Matoba
(new)CVPIS SGM, DFLP
Chief Information Officer
Global IS/IT
IS SGM, DFLPTamotsu Yamada
(new)CVPAlliance Global DirectorTCSX (Total Customer Satisfaction Function), Production and Field Quality, Quality AuditVehicle Production Engineering #2 T&C, Paint
1 Newly appointed as EC member effective on April 1, 2020
Retiring corporate officers
Tony Thomas : To leave Nissan as of March 31, 2020
Tony Laydon : To be transferred to Global/Alliance After-Sales leadership position as of April 1, 2020
Haruhiko Yoshimura : To be appointed to a leadership position within the Nissan Group as of April 1, 2020
Newly appointed VPs and their areas of responsibility
NameNew responsibilitiesCurrent responsibilitiesHideki KimataCorporate StrategyDivision General Manager,
Corporate Strategy & Business Development DivisionPierre LoingGlobal Product Strategy & Product PlanningDivision General Manager,
Global Product Marketing and Motorsports DivisionKatsushi MinakiSCM DivisionGeneral Manager,
Alliance SCM Division, SCM Strategy & ProjectMadhu NutakkiGlobal Customer Experience Transformation DepartmentDivision General Manager,
Global Customer Experience Transformation DepartmentTakayuki SakuraiJapan A&F, Japan Business Management Div., MC-Japan Strategy Acceleration OfficeRVP, Japan Business Strategy,
MC-Japan Strategy Acceleration Office
