Nissan makes top management changes in India

Nissan Motor Co. has appointed Akira Sakurai as the managing director and chief executive officer (CEO) of Renault Nissan Automotive India Pvt. Ltd. (RNAIPL) effective April 1 and also made other changes in management, in a bid to strengthen the company’s market in India. Kiminobu Tokuyama, former managing director and chief operating officer (COO) of Nissan Motor India Pvt. Ltd. (NMIPL), has been appointed to the position of managing director and CEO of the company while Shohei Kimura, who was NMIPL CEO and also served as managing director and CEO of RNAIPL, will return to Nissan in Japan and will be promoted to corporate vice-president, new vehicle production development division. (March 13, 2009)