in Japan imprisoned car Manager Carlos Ghosn (64) has resigned as CEO of Renault. Circuits of the car manufacturer confirmed on Thursday in Paris, a French economic and Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire. After the resignation, Renault has set up a new leadership.
As the Board of Directors of a car manufacturer on Thursday in Boulogne-Billancourt, announced in Paris, Ghosns competencies divided. His former Deputy, Thierry Bolloré leite as Director-General permanently the operational side of the business. The outgoing Michelin CEO Jean-Dominique Senard take over the presidential post in the Renault Board of Directors. Senard (65) for the car Alliance with Japanese manufacturer Nissan to be responsible, – stated in the message.
The 64-year-old Ghosn was on 19. November in Tokyo, together with his previous right Hand to Greg Kelly for violation of stock Exchange rules and the accused have been taken. In addition, he is supposed to have according to prosecutors, private investment losses on the Nissan transfer. Up to a process might be months. In court, the Top-Manager had protested his innocence.
The Brazilian-born Ghosn is the architect of the auto Alliance of Renault and the Japanese manufacturers Nissan and Mitsubishi. He had taken over in 1999 by Renault, take the head chair at Nissan, to lead the indebted group out of the crisis. In 2005, he moved to the top of Renault.
The detachment Ghosns in France came as no surprise. Economic and Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire had previously demanded in no uncertain terms, a successor. There should be a new stage, when Ghosn was permanently prevented. The state is the case at Renault is a more important player, he holds 15 percent of the shares.
Ghosn had previously kept, regardless of the allegations in Japan at Renault, the title of Président-directeur général. The traditional manufacturer had, however, already after the announcement of the allegations in Japan Ghosns the previous Deputy Thierry Bollore will be transferred provisionally to the Board of management. Renault determined after the payment Ghosns for the years 2017 and 2018, no irregularities or fraud. Further examinations for the years before that, but still.
Renault and Nissan are involved in a mutual. Only a few days after his arrest, Ghosn of Nissan and Mitsubishi had been as the Board of Directors, the chief fired. In particular, in France, there are Concerns about the inventory of the Ghosn-built and-controlled car Empire.
Nissan welcomed the change in leadership
as recently as last Friday it was reported that Ghosn should illegally have millions of dollars from a Dutch subsidiary company conceded. Ghosn had received from the Dutch community, company, Nissan, Mitsubishi B. V. (NMBV), without the required consultation with two other members of the Board, Nissan’s chief Hiroto Saikawa and Mitsubishi Motors chief Osamu Masuko, around 7.8 million euros in compensation, as the two Renault-Partner announced.
The Japanese car maker Nissan has welcomed the establishment of the new leadership in the Alliance-Partner Renault. “We welcome the Management change at Renault,” said Nissan’s chief Hiroto Saikawa Thursday evening. The Japanese Partner wants to speed up the cooperation with the French now. He wishes to Meet with the new leadership as soon as possible, said Nissan chief Saikawa. He had not received a proposal from Renault to merge the two companies.
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The two groups exchange are involved-side to each other. Belongs to the Alliance, the Japanese manufacturer Mitsubishi Motors. Renault holds 43.4 percent stake in Nissan, the Japanese, in turn, 34 percent of Mitsubishi. Nissan holds 15 percent of Renault, but has no voting rights. (dpa)
