Today, Nissan announced important updates regarding its organization and leadership structure, integral to the company's turnaround plans and as a continuation of the recent changes announced about the executive committee last week.
To enhance decision-making speed and efficiency, Nissan's top management will transition to a single-layer, non-officer framework. All corporate officers will henceforth be assuming the title of Corporate Executive (CE). This change will result in a 20% reduction in top management positions, creating a streamlined and borderless organization.
This is also part of Nissan’s commitment to improving decision-making efficiency by simplifying organizational layers and expanding the span of control. These changes are designed to empower regions and establish clear roles and responsibilities within the organization.
These changes will take effect on April 1.
Corporate Executive appointments or scope change
| Name | New position | Current position |
|---|---|---|
| Jose Roman | Corporate Executive Global Sales & Marketing |
Senior Vice President Global Sales, Global INFINITI |
| Alfonso Albaisa | Corporate Executive Global Design, Brand Champion |
Senior Vice President Global Design |
| Takashi Yoshizawa | Corporate Executive Research & Advanced Engineering Strategy, Software Defined Vehicle Engineering Division |
Corporate Vice President EE and Systems Engineering, Connected Car and Services Engineering Div. |
| Tatsuzo Tomita | Corporate Executive Vehicle Planning and Vehicle Component Engineering Division concurrent with Chief of Total delivered Cost (TdC) Transformation |
Corporate Vice President Product Development Div. No.2 |
| Akira Sugimoto | Corporate Executive M&S Japan |
Division GM, Japan Sales Div. |
| Francois Bailly | Corporate Executive Vehicle Programs |
Chief Planning Officer, AMIEO |
| Yukinori Yamamoto | Corporate Executive Global General Counsel |
Vice President Legal Dept. |
| Masashi Matsuyama | Corporate Executive Monozukuri Strategy and Partnerships |
Vice President Corporate Strategy and Business Development Div. President, NCIC |
| Masayuki Fukuda | Corporate Executive Product Development Div. No.2 |
General Manager Product Development Dept. No.1 |
| Mineyuki Saotome | Corporate Executive Manufacturing Strategy Planning Division, SCM Division, Global BCP Management |
Vice President Plant Director, Tochigi Plant |
| Shunji Suzuki | Corporate Executive Vehicle Production Engineering and Development Division |
Division General Manager Vehicle Production Engineering and Development Div. |
| Yutaka Saito | Corporate Executive Corporate Strategy and Business Development |
Division General Manager, Corporate Strategy and Business Development Div. Program Director |
VP appointments or scope change
| Name | New position | Current position |
|---|---|---|
| Richard Candler | Vice President Product Planning |
Program Director |
| Daisuke Kai | Vice President SDV＆CCS |
Division General Manager Advanced Features and Service Platform Division concurrent with Program Director |
| Tomoki Eguchi | Vice President Plant Director, Tochigi Plant |
General Manager Vehicle Production Engineering and Development, New Model Production Preparation Engineering Center |
| Tomohiro Fukuoka | Vice President MFG/SCM Turnaround Acceleration |
Vice President Partnership Transformation Office |
| Kenichi Kawamata | Vice President Treasury |
Division General Manager Treasury Department |
| Yoshimi Shida | Vice President Corporate Management and Governance |
Vice President Corporate Governance, Corporate Management, Office of the board of directors |
| Osamu Goto | Vice President External Affairs |
Vice President External Affairs, IP Promotion, Corporate Service |
Corporate Officers and VPs Retirement and Transfers
The following corporate officers and VPs will retire or transfer from their current positions at the end of March.
| Name | New position | Current position |
|---|---|---|
| Takao Asami | ー | Senior Vice President Research Center, Advanced Engineering Division |
| Takashi Hata | ー | Senior Vice President Chairperson of Management Committee for Affiliate Companies, Administration Dept. for Affiliated Companies, Global Asset Management |
| Allyson Witherspoon |
Nissan North America US Chief Marketing Officer (*) |
Corporate Vice President Global Marketing, Brand, Merchandising |
| Catherine Perez | Appointed to a position within the Nissan Group | Corporate Vice President Partnership Operations & Performance |
| Toshihiro Hirai | Appointed to a position within the Nissan Group | Senior Vice President Powertrain & EV Engineering Division |
| Masaaki Kanda | Appointed to a position within the Nissan Group | Corporate Vice President M&S Japan |
| Yukio Ito | Appointed to a position within the Nissan Group | Corporate Vice President Global Customer Experience, Connected Car Service |
| Yutaka Sanada | Appointed to a position within the Nissan Group | Corporate Vice President Corporate Strategy and Business Development Division |
| Daisuke Masunaga | Appointed to a position within the Nissan Group | Vice President Global IS/IT Strategy Planning & Control |
| Pierre Loing | Appointed to a position within the Nissan Group | Vice President Product Planning |
| Junichi Endo | (**) | Senior Vice President M&S Japan-ASEAN |
| Hitoshi Mano | (**) | Senior Vice President Manufacturing Strategy Planning Division, SCM Division, Global BCP Management |
| Joji Tagawa | (**) | Senior Vice President Chief Sustainability Officer, Corporate Service, Crisis Management and Security, Environment / Sustainability, External Affairs, IP customer business development |
| Sadayuki Hamaguchi | (**) | Fellow Corporate Affairs |
(*) Will continue to support global activity and take an additional task as Global Brand Advisor and be a member of the Global Brand Steering Committee and Naming Committee.
(**) Will provide transitional assistance for each respective area for a period of time after April 2025.
