Nissan has announced the following senior management appointments, effective December 1, 2019.
The company announced a 70% decline to quarterly operating profit yesterday and is under some pressure to speed up its post-Ghosn strategic direction as it seeks to cut production capacity and remove 12,500 workers from its cost base through 2023. The latest changes to management follow a round of changes, including a new CEO – Makoto Uchida.
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Shohei Yamazaki, currently corporate vice president, Nissan Purchasing and Alliance Global VP, has been appointed senior vice president. Yamazaki will chair the company’s China Management Committee and report to COO Ashwani Gupta. Yamazaki has also been appointed president of Dongfeng Motor Co., Ltd.
Hiroki Hasegawa, currently VP, Common Purchasing Organization and Alliance Global Director, Asia Regional Purchasing Head, has been appointed corporate vice president, Nissan Purchasing and Alliance Global VP. Hasegawa will head Nissan Purchasing and will report to COO Ashwani Gupta.
Sadayuki Hamaguchi, currently VP and head of Nissan’s global communications, has been appointed corporate vice president. Hamaguchi will continue to head global communications and will report to CEO Makoto Uchida.
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