BACKGROUND
Carlos Ghosn has been Financial Director of Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., since March 19, 2005 and serves as its President. Mr. Ghosn serves as Chief Executive Officer and President, Nissan Motor of Nissan Diesel Motor Co. Ltd. He has been Chief Executive Officer and President of Renault SA since May 2005. He served as Chief Executive Officer of North America at Nissan North America Inc. until March 16, 2007. He served as Chief Executive Officer of Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. He ... served as the Chief Operating Officer of Nissan from 1999 to 2001. Previously, Mr. Ghosn served as the Chairman and President of Renault SA since May 2005 and served as its Executive Vice President from 1996 to 1999, where he was responsible for advanced research, car engineering and development, car manufacturing, power train operations and purchasing. He joined Renault SA in 1996. He served as Chief Operating Officer of Michelin-BRAZIL since 1985. From 1979 to 1996, he served in various capacities with Compagnie Générale des Éstablissements Michelin in the U.S. and Brazil, including Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Michelin North America Inc. from 1990 to 1996. He joined Michelin in 1978 as Plant Manager in Le Puy (France), and served as head of research and development for industrial tires in Ladoux (France). Mr. Ghosn presided over the restructuring of Michelin North America after the acquisition of Uniroyal Goodrich Tire Company in 1990. He has been Chairman of Renault SA since December 2008. He has been Co-Chairman of Nissan Motor Company Ltd., since March 17, 2003. He served as the Chairman of Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. He has been Director of Renault SA since May 2005. He serves as an Executive Director of Nissan Motor Company Ltd. Mr. Ghosn has been a Director of Alcoa Inc., Alcoa Closure Systems International Inc. and Alcoa of Australia Ltd., since 2002. He has been a Director of Alcoa Automotive Inc. since 2002. He serves as a Director of Mirant Corporation and Public Joint-Stock Company "AVTOVAZ". Mr. Ghosn served as a Director of International Business Machines Corp. from March 1, 2004 to April 1, 2005. He served as a Director of Nissan Motor Company Ltd., since 1999. He served as a Director of Sony Corp. since 2003. He is the author of the book, Renaissance, which describes the turnaround of Nissan. Mr. Ghosn holds an Engineering degrees from the Ecole Polytechnique and the Ecole des Mines de Paris in France.
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