Carlos Ghosn

French-Brazilian-Lebanese businessman

Carlos Ghosn (/ɡn/;[2] French: [kaʁlɔs ɡon]; Arabic: كارلوس غصن, born 9 March 1954) is a French-Lebanese-Brazilian [3][4] businessman and fugitive from the justice system of Japan.[5]

Carlos Ghosn
Ghosn at the World Economic Forum India Economic Summit in 2009
Born (1954-03-09) March 9, 1954 (age 70)
Alma materÉcole Polytechnique (1978) and École des Mines de Paris (1979)
Occupation(s)CEO of Renault and Nissan
Chairman of AvtoVAZ[1]

He is an internationally wanted criminal.[6][7][8] He was the Chairman and chief executive officer of Renault, which is based in Paris. He held the same positions at Nissan, based in Japan. Together, these companies produce more than 10% of cars sold around the world.[9] Ghosn was also Chairman and CEO of the Renault-Nissan Alliance, the strategic partnership overseeing the two companies through a unique cross-shareholding agreement.

He was born in Brazil.

On January 2, 2020, Interpol issued a red notice to Lebanon seeking Ghosn's arrest.[10][11][12][13]

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