Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. today announced candidates for the position of independent director and auditor, following a meeting of its board of directors. The candidates are to be proposed for appointment at the annual general shareholders’ meeting in June.
Independent directors
The candidates for the position of independent director are Keiko Ihara and Masakazu Toyoda. In addition to the currently serving independent director Jean-Baptiste Duzan, the appointment of the candidates will bring the number of independent directors on the Nissan board of directors to three, one-third of the total number.
Current directors Fumiaki Matsumoto and Kimiyasu Nakamura are to step down from their position following the shareholders meeting in June.
Auditor
The candidate for the position of auditor is Tetsunobu Ikeda.
Currently serving auditor Toshiyuki Nakamura is to step down from his position following the shareholders meeting in June.
About Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
Nissan is a global full-line vehicle manufacturer that sells more than 60 models under the Nissan, INFINITI and Datsun brands. In fiscal year 2016, the company sold 5.63 million vehicles globally, generating revenues of 11.72 trillion yen. In fiscal 2017, the company embarked on Nissan M.O.V.E. to 2022, a six-year plan targeting a 30% increase in annualized revenues to 16.5 trillion yen by the end of fiscal 2022, along with cumulative free cash flow of 2.5 trillion yen. As part of Nissan M.O.V.E. to 2022, the company plans to extend its leadership in electric vehicles, symbolized by the world’s best-selling all-electric vehicle in history, the Nissan LEAF. Nissan’s global headquarters in Yokohama, Japan, manages operations in six regions: Asia & Oceania; Africa, the Middle East & India; China; Europe; Latin America; and North America. Nissan has a global workforce of 247,500 and has been partnered with French manufacturer Renault since 1999. In 2016, Nissan acquired a 34% stake in Mitsubishi Motors. Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi is today the world’s largest automotive partnership, with combined sales of more than 10.6 million vehicles in calendar year 2017.
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