Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. today announced the following senior management appointments, effective December 1, 2019.
Shohei Yamazaki, currently corporate vice president, Nissan Purchasing and Alliance Global VP, has been appointed senior vice president. Yamazaki will chair the company’s China Management Committee and report to COO Ashwani Gupta. Yamazaki has also been appointed president of Dongfeng Motor Co., Ltd.
Hiroki Hasegawa, currently VP, Common Purchasing Organization and Alliance Global Director, Asia Regional Purchasing Head, has been appointed corporate vice president, Nissan Purchasing and Alliance Global VP. Hasegawa will head Nissan Purchasing and will report to COO Ashwani Gupta.
Sadayuki Hamaguchi, currently VP and head of Nissan’s global communications, has been appointed corporate vice president. Hamaguchi will continue to head global communications and will report to CEO Makoto Uchida.