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
More and more, in any company, managers are dealing with different cultures. Companies are going global, but the teams are being divided and scattered all over the planet.
As the CEO, I have to take care of the short term, mid term and the long term.
I don't believe in hostile moves. I don't believe they carry any value.
Business is tough; you need tough guys.
Good is somebody who delivered and allowed the company to overcome obstacles, without leaving a profound impact on its culture. Great is somebody who leads his company to achievements and performance and value that nobody was expecting it had.
The time is right for electric cars - in fact the time is critical.
Electric cars are not going to take the market by storm, but it's going to be a gradual improvement.
The most interesting information I can have about a competitor is the cost.
What I worry about is not just Nissan, but Japanese manufacturers losing motivation to maintain production in Japan. The high yen is definitely a headwind.
At the age of 20 I bought a used Fiat 127. This was the only one I could afford!
When your results are good, you are obviously going to have a lot of press. And when you start to falter a little bit, you are going to have some criticism, and there is nothing abnormal in that.
It would be easier to make money in other sectors, but since I was a kid, I liked cars.
Design is important, it's an important dimension in the car. It's not the only one.
The low price of oil is a headwind to investments in alternative energy technologies, but it will not stop them.