Nissan resmi menunjuk Chief Planning Officer, Ivan Espinosa sebagai CEO baru mulai 1 April 2025. Keputusan ini mengakhiri spekulasi mengenai siapa yang akan menggantikan Makoto Uchida dalam memimpin Nissan yang tengah menghadapi tantangan besar.
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00:00Thank you for joining us, Nissan officially appointed Chief Planning Officer Evan Espinosa as the new CEO starting April 1, 2025.
00:16This decision ends speculation about who will replace Makoto Uchida in leading Nissan, which is facing a major challenge.
00:27Nissan officially appointed Chief Planning Officer Evan Espinosa as the new CEO starting April 1, 2025
00:36This decision ends speculation about who will replace Makoto Uchida in leading Nissan, which is facing a major challenge
00:45In his statement, Nissan confirmed that Uchida will step down.
00:50Uchida is under pressure to step down following Nissan's financial decline, which is the third largest car producer in Japan, and failed to negotiate a merger with Honda.
01:00It is not clear whether Espinosa's removal will reopen the merger with Honda or just attract new investors to invest in Nissan.
01:09Previously, Espinosa was mentioned as one of the main candidates for Uchida's replacement, competing with Chief Financial Officer Jeremy Papin and Chief Performance Officer Phil-Loeme-Cartier.
01:21Espinosa joined Nissan in 2003 and spent most of his career in Mexico.
01:26He also has experience in Southeast Asia and Europe.
01:29In his role, he is responsible for planning and product development, as well as managing Nissan's global strategy and portfolio.
01:36Espinosa has served as Chief Planning Officer since April 2024, a position he took as part of Nissan's restructuring to accelerate the transition to electric vehicles.