Makoto Uchida (内田 誠, Uchida Makoto, born July 20, 1966)[1] is a Japanese businessman who is the current CEO of the Nissan Motor Corporation.[2]
Makoto Uchida | |
|---|---|
| Born | Makoto Uchida July 20, 1966 |
| Citizenship | Japan |
| Education | Doshisha University |
| Title | CEO of Nissan |
Education
editUchida graduated from Doshisha University in 1991 with a degree in Theology.[3]
Career
editAfter he graduated, Uchida joined Nissho Iwai (currently Sojitz), a sogo shosha (general trading company) based in Tokyo, in April 1991.
Uchida joined Nissan for the first time in October 2003, and was named manager in October 2006.[4] In September 2012, he left Nissan to join Renault Samsung Motors for less than two years.[4] He then re-joined Nissan as a Program Director in April 2014.[4]
His Nissan executive career started in November 2016 when he was named Corporate VP of the Alliance Purchasing department. He became President of Dongfeng Nissan and Senior VP in April 2018. One year later, in April 2019, he was also named Chairman of the Management Committee for China.
In October 2019, Uchida was unanimously[5] chosen by the board of directors to become the new Nissan CEO, taking office on December 1, 2019.
Personal life
editUchida can speak fluent English along with his native Japanese.
He has a daughter who currently attends Sophia University as a second year in the Faculty of Liberal Arts program.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ "Notice of appointment of Representative Executive Officer" (PDF). Retrieved July 12, 2024.
- ^ "Makoto Uchida". Official Global Newsroom. June 8, 2023.
- ^ Shiraki, Maki (October 8, 2019). "Nissan pins hopes on new CEO Makoto Uchida to lead revival". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
- ^ a b c "Interview: Nissan CEO Makoto Uchida - just-auto magazine | Issue 7 | September 2020". justauto.nridigital.com. September 17, 2020.
- ^ Dooley, Ben; Alderman, Liz (October 8, 2019). "Nissan Names a C.E.O., Makoto Uchida, to Lead Post-Ghosn Era". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.