The Disgraced Ex-Nissan CEO Has Now Quit Renault… From Prison

Carlos Ghosn, the former head of the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance, has finally resigned his post as chairman and CEO of Renault, and has done so from a Japanese prison cell
The Disgraced Ex-Nissan CEO Has Now Quit Renault… From Prison

Carlos Ghosn, the disgraced ex-CEO of Nissan who was arrested in Japan late last year on charges relating to salary fraud, has finally resigned his remaining positions.

Acting from the Japanese prison where he is being held, Ghosn has relinquished his last official foothold on the leviathan multi-brand alliance that he is largely responsible for shaping. He resigned as CEO and chairman in a message to the Renault board of directors.

The Disgraced Ex-Nissan CEO Has Now Quit Renault… From Prison

He has been denied bail at least twice despite this week offering to wear an electronic tag and pay for guards to monitor his movements around the clock. Prosecutors successfully argued that the Brazilian-born businessman poses too great a risk of escaping the country and/or destroying key evidence against himself.

The extended detention term Ghosn is enduring is a measure of how seriously the Japanese legal system views his alleged crimes. He is accused of under-reporting his salary to tax authorities in order to squirrel money away to be paid later, in his retirement, in order to exploit an as-yet unspecified loophole in Japanese tax law.

The Disgraced Ex-Nissan CEO Has Now Quit Renault… From Prison

Nissan’s board unanimously voted to remove Ghosn from his post as chairman after his arrest. Mitsubishi’s followed suit four days later. Investigations are ongoing into whether any other executives at either firm were involved in the alleged crimes. Representative director Greg Kelly, also of Nissan, was also arrested at the same time as Ghosn.

Renault had, until recently, stood by the man whose work at Renault helped earn him French citizenship. The French government, which owns 15 per cent of Renault, had also defended him on the presumption of innocence until proven guilty. However, rumours started circulating days ago that the process of removing Ghosn from Renault had begun. It appears Ghosn, who also has Lebanese nationality, made the decision first.

The Disgraced Ex-Nissan CEO Has Now Quit Renault… From Prison

His detainment could last months as the state builds its case against him. His lawyers released a statement on Monday reiterating that “I am not guilty of the charges against me and I look forward to defending my reputation in the courtroom.”

Renault has re-separated the roles of chairman and CEO. Jean-Dominique Senard is its new chairman while Thierry Bolloré has taken up the CEO role.

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Comments

Elliot.J99

He looks like a mob boss

Guess Mafia didn’t work the way he wanted it to

01/24/2019 - 15:39 |
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BenPaye(JDMSquad)(MX5Squad)(LFAsquad)(Subie Squad) (Rotary F

In reply to by Elliot.J99

Most epic comment

01/24/2019 - 15:44 |
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Level 100 boss to level 1 crook in no time.

01/24/2019 - 16:58 |
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GTRTURTLE 🔰 🐢(Oo \ S K Y L I N E / oO) (Koen

In reply to by Elliot.J99

He didn’t make SKYLINE BOOST

01/24/2019 - 17:43 |
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01/25/2019 - 01:22 |
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RonTheCarGuy (CT Jedi Order)

That’s how mafia works

01/24/2019 - 16:24 |
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Basith Penna-Hakkim

Wow I didn’t know he was also part of Renault’s Alpine
So much for being in prison

01/24/2019 - 16:55 |
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Alpines are Renaults

01/25/2019 - 10:05 |
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The Speedy Man

He ruined his life…

01/24/2019 - 17:01 |
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he crashed actually

03/20/2019 - 15:39 |
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Anonymous

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01/24/2019 - 17:09 |
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Anonymous

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

By the way friends, my brother, John Smith, was unfortunately banned for linking third party content! :-(

Fortunately, I will not be doing so, thus there is no reason for moderation :-)

01/24/2019 - 17:10 |
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lawnchair dan the lawnchair man

This is nice but have you heard about lawnchair

01/24/2019 - 18:16 |
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“hmmm how can i try to artificially start a meme and get attention”

01/24/2019 - 21:44 |
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5:19.55

Is he guilty or are they just keeping him for advertising?

01/24/2019 - 19:12 |
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most likely quilty

01/24/2019 - 19:44 |
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Honestly I think he will be a victim of the mob of public opinion, not to mention cultural and race wars.

01/24/2019 - 21:18 |
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Anonymous

Doesn’t he remind you of that guy in Deadpool?

01/25/2019 - 05:56 |
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Anonymous

I guess that means there is an opening then

01/25/2019 - 15:14 |
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Humza Khan

Sure, what he did was stupid, but people don’t realize what this guy did for Nissan and Renault. And for the car world. He’s the reason there’s an alliance between the two and why they are where they are today.

01/25/2019 - 18:42 |
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