Carlos Ghosn, President and CEO of Nissan Keynote Speech at The New York Auto Show - 2012
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Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Renault-Nissan Alliance
Mr. Carlos Ghosn was born in Porto-Velho, Brazil, in March 1954. He is a graduate of École Polytechnique and École des Mines in Paris.
He joined Michelin in 1978 as manager of the Le Puy plant in France. Mr. Ghosn became Chief Operating Officer of Michelin's South American activities based in Brazil before being appointed Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Michelin North America in 1989.
He joined Renault as Executive Vice President in 1996. In addition to supervising Renault activities in Mercosur, he was responsible for research, automobile engineering and development, manufacturing, powertrain operations, and purchasing. Mr. Ghosn joined Nissan Motor as Chief Operating Officer in June 1999 and was named Chief Executive Officer in June 2001.
President of Renault since May 2005, he remains President and CEO of Nissan. He was appointed President and CEO of Renault on May 6, 2009. Carlos Ghosn is also a director of AvtoVAZ.
Carlos Ghosn is a member of International Advisory Council of Tsinghua University, Beijing, China. He is also a member of International Advisory Council for American University of Beirut, Lebanon and a member of the Strategic Council, Saint Joseph University, Beirut.