At Nissan Katsumi Nakamura Will Be Appointed EVP and Become a Member of Renault Group Executive Committee

Katsumi Nakamura Will Be Appointed EVP, Leader Of Asia-Africa, And Will Become A Member Of Renault Group Executive Committee From May 5, 2008

March 12, 2008 -- From May 5, 2008, Katsumi Nakamura, President of Dongfeng Motor Company Ltd, Nissan’s joint venture in China, will be appointed Executive Vice President, Leader of Asia Africa Management Committee, responsibilities currently handled by Patrick Pélata, EVP, Plan, Product-Planning, Programs. He will report to Carlos Ghosn, President and CEO of Renault.

He will be a member of the Renault Group Executive Committee (CEG).

“I welcome Katsumi Nakamura, who has a proven track record in developing business in China, where he established Nissan joint venture operation from scratch. With Katsumi Nakamura joining Renault, we take another significant step forward in the Alliance: this will be the first time for a Nissan executive to become a member of the Renault Group Executive Committee”, declared Carlos Ghosn.

Katsumi Nakamura was born on June 23, 1953. He was educated at Tokyo University from where he graduated with a Master degree in Aeronautical Science. He joined Nissan in April 1978. He started his career as engineer in Body Design and then moved to Corporate Planning and Product Planning. In January 2000, he joined the Program Director department as Program Director for SUV line up and become a member of Nissan’s North America Management Committee. In April 2002, Katsumi Nakamura was in charge of establishing Nissan operations in China and in July 2003 he was appointed President, Dongfeng Motor Company Co, Ltd., Nissan‘s joint venture partnership in China.

Asia Africa region covers Australia, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Singapore, Tahiti, Thailand, India, Pakistan , Korea, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Iran, Egypt, Israel, Lebanon, Libya, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Jordan, Gulf countries, South Africa, sub Saharan African countries

Source: Renault

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