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Carlos Ghosn is a businessman and former automotive executive. He was the chief executive officer (CEO) of Michelin North America, chairman and CEO of Renault, chairman of AvtoVAZ, chairman and CEO of Nissan, and chairman of Mitsubishi Motors.
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business · Fugitive, businessman, and former automotive executive (born 1954) · business executive · writer · engineer · entrepreneur · also Carlos Ghosn, Carlos Ghosn dit Bichara, Kārlūs Ghuṣn, Ghosn
Born 9 March 1954 · Q356719
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“Encouraging demand for new models , external , combined with continued cost efficiency, helped us withstand currency headwinds and volatile trading conditions in several emerging markets.”
“We will support Mitsubishi Motors as they address their challenges and welcome them as the newest member of our enlarged alliance family.”
Ghosn gave an interview to Al Arabiya, in which when asked about Hezbollah's decline, he said: "As a party, [they're] certainly not [over]
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The Guardian: ‘It’s not black and white’: is Carlos Ghosn a victim or a villain?
The Guardian: Disgraced Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn sues former employer for $1bn
The Guardian: France issues international arrest warrant for Carlos Ghosn
The Guardian: Ex-Nissan executive found guilty of helping Carlos Ghosn commit financial crimes
Released a documentary titled Fugitive: The Curious Case of Carlos Ghosn, which chronicles Ghosn's rise, as well as the internal rivalries and tensions he sparked within Nissan-Renault, and his dramatic arrest
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The Guardian: US father and son jailed in Tokyo for helping Carlos Ghosn flee Japan
The Guardian: Ex-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn talks of daring escape from Japan
The Guardian: Men who helped Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn flee Japan admit their role
The Guardian: Carlos Ghosn ordered to repay £4.3m to Nissan and Mitsubishi
The Guardian: Father and son extradited to Japan over Carlos Ghosn escape
The Guardian: Carlos Ghosn: UN experts tell Japan treatment of ex-Nissan boss 'fundamentally unfair'
The Guardian: Ex-Nissan executive goes on trial over alleged Carlos Ghosn conspiracy
The Guardian: Carlos Ghosn: two men accused of helping ex-Nissan boss flee Japan arrested in US
The Guardian: Japanese minister goes to Lebanon to press for Carlos Ghosn's return
Became a coach to business leaders at USEK
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While under house arrest awaiting trial, he escaped from Japan by concealing himself inside a large box, which was shipped as freight on a private jet
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Career landmark: absconding.
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Career landmark: arrest.
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Was arrested in Japan on suspicion of financial misconduct at Nissan, having been accused of understating his annual salary and misusing company funds
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From a Netherlands-based joint venture owned by Nissan and Mitsubishi that was set up in 2017, without the knowledge of either company's directors because Ghosn had the sole authority to dispense cash from the venture
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Awarded honorary doctor of Saint Joseph University (2016).
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Additionally became chairman of Mitsubishi Motors after Nissan acquired a controlling interest in the company, further expanding his influence in the automotive sector
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And 2015, he was elected president of the European Automobile Manufacturers Association
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But were stymied at first by the chain of shell companies used in Zi-A investments
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Was appointed an International Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering
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Awarded honorary doctor of Waseda University (2012).
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Awarded Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (2012).
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Was named to the Honorary Board of the American Foundation of Saint George Hospital in Beirut
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Ghosn received the Japan Society Award
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Ghosn was awarded the Grand Cordon of the Order of Ouissam Alaouite, an honorific designation to civilians in recognition of services that benefit Morocco
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Ghosn was awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic, an honorific designation to civilians in recognition of services that benefit Spain
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Ghosn became the first person in the auto industry, and the fourth overall, to win a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Strategic Management Society, a non-profit group that promotes ethical and strategic business stewa
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Ghosn was under scrutiny by the French government for mishandling a spying scandal related to Renault
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CNBC listed Ghosn as Asia Business Leader of the Year
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Was appointed as the jury member of the Takreem Award Committee between 2010 and 2018
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Ghosn had Kelly structure complicated deferred payment plans which went unreported under an aggressive interpretation of the disclosure rules which Nissan's outside auditors had not signed off on, and which totaled aroun
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CEO Quarterly magazine listed Ghosn as one of the "Most Respected CEOs"
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Told the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business, "If you're going to let developing countries have as many cars as they want—and they're going to have as many cars as they want one way or another—ther
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By acquiring a 25% stake in the company; this led to increasingly deeper partnerships between Renault–Nissan and AvtoVAZ, ending in Renault–Nissan Alliance control of the Russian automaker in 2014
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Because the statute of limitations had expired
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Confirmed that Nissan–Renault would bring an "entire lineup" of zero-emission electric cars to the worldwide market by 2012
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Awarded Grand Cross of the Order of Wissam Alaouite (2007).
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Ghosn led the Renault–Nissan Alliance into the mass-market zero-emission electric car market in a major way, and committed €4 billion (more than $5 billion) to the effort
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Ghosn was hailed as a potential presidential candidate in Lebanon in 2007.
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Awarded Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (2006).
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Ghosn, whom Forbes magazine called "the hardest-working man in the brutally competitive global car business", as of 2006 was splitting his time between Paris and Tokyo and logging roughly 150,000 nautical miles (280,000 km; 170,000 mi) in airplanes per year.
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Ghosn was made an Honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
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GM's embattled management rebuffed the takeover attempt, and by the end of the year, Kerkorian's Tracinda Corp
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Billionaire investor Kirk Kerkorian acquired a 9
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Ghosn also became CEO of Renault, holding top executive roles at both companies simultaneously
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Career landmark: président-directeur général (2005–2019).
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And Zi-A funds were used to purchase his $5 million beachfront Rio apartment in 2012 and his Beirut mansion, which, with renovations, cost over $15 million
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Was also added to the Japan Automotive Hall of Fame
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Became the first foreign business leader to receive the prestigious Blue Ribbon Medal from Emperor Akihito of Japan
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Was added to the Automotive Hall of Fame
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Awarded honorary doctorate from the American University of Beirut (2003).
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Was named Man of the Year by Fortune magazine's Asian edition
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Fortune listed him as one of the 10 most powerful business leaders outside the U
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Awarded Knight of the Legion of Honour (2002).
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Was appointed a Chevalier of the Legion of Honour (Knight of the Legion of Honour) by the French government
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Fortune awarded him Asia Businessman of the Year
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Topped TIME magazine's list of Global Influentials, beating Bill Gates and several other globally renowned businessmen
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Was named Father of the Year by a Japanese community group
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Following Renault's acquisition of a major stake in the struggling Japanese automaker Nissan, Ghosn moved to Japan to oversee its recovery
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Ghosn became executive vice president in charge of purchasing, advanced research, engineering and development, powertrain operations, and manufacturing at Renault; and he was also in charge of Renault's South American di
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And moved to Greenville, South Carolina, with his family
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When Ghosn was 30 years old, he was appointed chief operating officer (COO) of Michelin's South American operations
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Was named head of research and development for the company's industrial tyre division
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Became plant manager in Le Puy-en-Velay, France
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At Michelin, Europe’s largest tire manufacturer
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Ghosn spent 18 years at Michelin, Europe's largest tyre maker, initially training and working in several plants in France and Germany
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At the outbreak of the Lebanese Civil War
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And the École des Mines de Paris in 1978
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When Ghosn was six years old, he and his mother and sister moved to Beirut, Lebanon, where his grandmother and two other sisters lived
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Born 1954-03-09.
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