Mike Colleran is corporate vice president, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., a position to which he was appointed to in April 2020. He is also senior vice president, Nissan U.S. Marketing and Sales, a role he was appointed to in June 2020, holding responsibility for all sales and marketing activities for the Nissan Division in the U.S. Additionally, responsibility for the INFINITI brand was added to Colleran’s role in April 2022.
Previously, Colleran was chairman of INFINITI Motor Company, based at their global headquarters in Yokohama, Japan. He was responsible for managing the brand, business operations and all marketing and sales for INFINITI globally.
Prior to that, Colleran was group vice president of INFINITI Americas, overseeing INFINITI's overall performance in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, and leading the brand's strategic direction, planning, retail and marketing efforts.
Colleran joined Nissan Motor Corporation in 2011 as vice president, Sales, for Nissan Canada, and was responsible for Nissan's dealer network operations across Canada. He subsequently worked as regional vice president of the North East U.S. and was responsible for regional sales and marketing, incentive spending, distribution, dealer network development, financial controls, and dealer and customer satisfaction. Before Nissan, he also held other sales and operations leadership roles at other automakers.
Colleran has a bachelor's degree from California Lutheran University and a MBA from Marymount University in Washington, D.C. He served in the United States Marine Corps for eight years, obtaining the rank of Captain.
(Updated March 2022)
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