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CARLOS GHOSN

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 6, 2019
Answers in the convoluted case of ex-Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn may be found in the Middle East
“The new charges are more substantive and serious,” said Stephen Givens, a professor of law at Sophia University in Tokyo.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 6, 2019
French foreign minister mentions Carlos Ghosn's rearrest in talks with Taro Kono
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian referred Friday to former Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn's rearrest during a meeting with Foreign Minister Taro Kono, a Japanese Foreign Ministry official said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 5, 2019
The Renault-Nissan alliance vs. Carlos Ghosn
The former chairman is being hung out to dry over alleged misconduct allegations, but no one will come out of this saga looking like a hero.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Apr 4, 2019
Carlos Ghosn's lawyer slams rare rearrest on bail in Tokyo as 'act of aggression'
In a statement released to media outlets shortly after the development was reported, Ghosn described his latest arrest as “outrageous and arbitrary.”
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / ANALYSIS
Apr 3, 2019
Re-arrest may loom for Carlos Ghosn as ousted Nissan chief tweets he will 'tell the truth'
Ghosn's choice of medium for announcing a news conference bewildered legal experts and observers: Why wasn't the news delivered through his lawyers?
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 2, 2019
Carlos Ghosn's lawyer asks for trial separate from Nissan's and Kelly's to ensure fair hearing
Though the automaker has also been indicted, lawyer Junichiro Hironaka said Nissan has been cozying up to prosecutors, jeopardizing his client's right to “a fair trial.”
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 2, 2019
Renault alerts prosecutors over suspicious Oman dealer payments under Carlos Ghosn
Renault SA has alerted French prosecutors to payments made to a Renault-Nissan business partner in Oman under former Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn, according to three sources.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 1, 2019
Carlos Ghosn and Nissan CEO Saikawa considered adding fourth partner to alliance, email shows
Last September, two months before his arrest in Tokyo, then-Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn and the carmaker's chief executive officer considered bringing in a new partner for the alliance with Renault SA and Mitsubishi Motors Corp., according to an email.
EDITORIALS
Mar 29, 2019
The challenge of governance reform at Nissan
Nissan needs to ensure that the proposed changes to its governance structure will not end in nominal reforms but effectively revamp the way the company is run.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 28, 2019
Nissan-funded panel recommends abolishing chairman post to prevent single leader from holding excessive power
To prevent a sole executive from wielding excessive power, Nissan Motor Co. should abolish its chairman position and strengthen an independent monitoring governance system, a panel of experts commissioned by the carmaker said Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 28, 2019
Nissan CEO Hiroto Saikawa signed off on Carlos Ghosn's retirement deal, panel says
Nissan Motor Co. Chief Executive Officer Hiroto Saikawa signed off on Carlos Ghosn's retirement package, an outside corporate-governance panel said, which could intensify scrutiny of his role in alleged financial improprieties by the former chairman of Nissan and Renault SA.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 27, 2019
Carlos Ghosn's unusual Nissan perk: $601,000 Stanford tuition fees for his kids
Nissan Motor Co. paid tuition for all four of ousted chairman Carlos Ghosn's children when they attended Stanford University between 2004 and 2015, according to people familiar with the matter.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 27, 2019
Nissan overhauling board after two decades with Renault and Carlos Ghosn
Nissan Motor Co. is set to adopt a new governance structure meant to prevent the recurrence of a concentration of power in the hands of a single executive.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 25, 2019
Carlos Ghosn to hold news conference in mid-April or later, his lawyer says
Former Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn is expected to hold a news conference in mid-April or later, one of his lawyers said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 20, 2019
Trial of ex-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn may start in fall: lawyers
The trial for former Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn over his alleged underreporting of remuneration could start this fall, his lawyers said Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 17, 2019
Nissan governance improvement panel to release proposals on March 27
A Nissan Motor Co. committee tasked with improving the automaker's governance said Sunday it will release a set of proposals on March 27.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal / ANALYSIS
Mar 17, 2019
Ghosn eager to speak publicly, but are the dangers of entrapping himself too great?
Legal and communications experts not involved in the former Nissan CEO's case warn he may be wading into treacherous waters.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 12, 2019
Nissan, Renault and Mitsubishi seek fresh start after Carlos Ghosn era with new joint board
The three companies said the alliance will establish a new joint management board designed to be operated with a fair balance of power.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 11, 2019
Nissan and Renault weigh closure of Dutch joint venture that reportedly funded Ghosn's parties
The venture, set up in 2002, had become nonfunctional in recent years.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 11, 2019
Court blocks ex-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn from attending board meeting
A Tokyo court on Monday denied ousted Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn's request to attend a board meeting this week, blocking what would have been a dramatic faceoff with the colleagues he has accused of fomenting a coup.

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