Wednesday 31 March 2021
17:00
Carlos Ghosn
The Great Escape
The former Nissan boss faced years behind bars but escaped to Beirut stowed away in a box on a private jet. He talks to John Arlidge about the great escape, his ordeal in Japan, doing business in Japan and how he’s trying to revive the Lebanese capital.
Carlos was the Chairman and CEO of the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance, the automotive collaboration of France’s Groupe Renault, Japan’s Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. and Mitsubishi Motors Corp. He was also Chairman and CEO of Groupe Renault, Chairman and CEO of Nissan Motor Co. and Chairman of Mitsubishi Motors Corp.
M. Ghosn is best known for orchestrating the remarkable turnaround of Nissan Motors from near bankruptcy. In addition to being the auto industry’s longest-serving CEO (2001-2018), he was the first person to run two companies on the Fortune Global 500 list simultaneously.
Carlos was the Chairman and CEO of the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance, the automotive collaboration of France’s Groupe Renault, Japan’s Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. and Mitsubishi Motors Corp. He was also Chairman and CEO of Groupe Renault, Chairman and CEO of Nissan Motor Co. and Chairman of Mitsubishi Motors Corp.
M. Ghosn is best known for orchestrating the remarkable turnaround of Nissan Motors from near bankruptcy. In addition to being the auto industry’s longest-serving CEO (2001-2018), he was the first person to run two companies on the Fortune Global 500 list simultaneously.