Carlos Ghosn

Carlos Ghosn
Ghosn in 2010
Born (1954-03-09) 9 March 1954 (age 70)
Porto Velho, Rondônia, Brazil
Citizenship
  • Lebanon
  • France
  • Brazil
Alma mater
Spouses
Rita Kordahi
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(m. 1984; div. 2012)​
Carole Nahas
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(m. 2016)​
Children4, including Caroline

Carlos Ghosn (/ɡoʊn/;[1] French: [kaʁlɔs ɡon]; Arabic: كارلوس غصن; Lebanese Arabic pronunciation: ['kaːrlos 'ɣosˤn], born 9 March 1954) is a businessman and former automotive executive. He was the Chief Executive Office (CEO) of Michelin North America, chairman and CEO of Renault, chairman of AvtoVAZ, chairman and CEO of Nissan, and chairman of Mitsubishi Motors.[2][3][4]

In 2018, he was arrested in Japan on suspicion of financial misconduct at Nissan, having been accused of understating his annual salary and misusing company funds. In 2019, while under house arrest awaiting trial, he escaped from Japan by concealing himself inside a large box which was shipped as freight on a private jet.[5][6]

  1. ^ Millikin, John P.; Fu, Dean (2005). "The Global Leadership of Carlos Ghosn at Nissan" (PDF). Thunderbird International Business Review. 47 (1): 121–137. doi:10.1002/tie.20043.
  2. ^ Maynard, Micheline (2003). The End of Detroit: How the Big Three Lost Their Grip on the American Car Market. Crown Publishing Group. pp. 117–. ISBN 978-0-385-51152-0.
  3. ^ CNN. "The Gaijin with two jobs". CNN. 7 December 2006.
  4. ^ CNN. "Lebanon put Carlos Ghosn on its postage stamps. His downfall has stunned Beirut". CNN. 23 November 2018.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference BBC311219 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Yuri, Kageyama (25 April 2019). "Nissan ex-chair Ghosn released from Japanese detention". Associated Press. Retrieved 21 October 2022.