Carlos Ghosn
Carlos Ghosn
Carlos Ghosn, KBEis a French-Lebanese-Brazilian businessman born in Porto Velho, Brazil, who is currently the Chairman and CEO of France-based Renault, and Chairman and CEO of Japan-based Nissan. From June 2013 to June 2016, Ghosn was Chairman of Russia-based automobile manufacturer AvtoVAZ. Ghosn is also Chairman and CEO of the Renault-Nissan Alliance, the strategic partnership overseeing Nissan and Renault through a unique cross-shareholding agreement. The Alliance, which includes AvtoVAZ, has held approximately 10% of the global market share from 2010...
NationalityBrazilian
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth9 March 1954
CityPorto Velho, Brazil
CountryBrazil
I don't believe in hostile moves. I don't believe they carry any value.
As the CEO, I have to take care of the short term, mid term and the long term.
The biggest enemy of management is indifference. It's when people don't give a damn
Don't believe what I say. Believe what I do.
Talking about stepping down in five years is frankly not a topic of particular actuality now.
Any job very well done that has been carried out by a person who is fully dedicated is always a source of inspiration.
Being a good leader today doesn't mean you'll be a good leader 10 years from now. You have to adapt to the times
The Japanese people are usually very prudent, even when they are convinced change is necessary.
You don't build your character by doing what everybody else is doing.
Leadership is demonstrated at the moment of need. You learn to be a leader by acting, by doing
I would say a good leader brings results. A great leader writes a new story, it's different. Obviously a new story has to incorporate a lot of results. But a story is a chapter in the life of a company that people want to write and want to remember.
When you want to turn around a company, you want to make sure that the solution is coming from inside.
You don't implement change easily in Japan unless you explain very clearly why you need to do this change, how you're going to do this change and what's going to be the outcome of this change. If you offset or you forget to explain one of these three steps you're not going to do it.
Employees are your most valuable assets. They are the heart and guts of a company. This doesn't mean that from time to time, you aren't going to do what is good for the company.