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Nissan CEO Makoto Uchida is under deepening pressure over the Japanese automaker's weakening performance and board members are due to gather on March 11 to discuss potential successors, people familiar with the matter have said.
If Uchida does exit, his replacement would become the fourth person to lead the carmaker in a little under six years, reflecting a sign of the management turmoil that has plagued Nissan following the ouster of its former chairman Carlos Ghosn.
The following people are seen as potential candidates to succeed Uchida, according to Japanese media reports and people familiar with the matter:
Jeremie Papin
Papin is Nissan's chief financial officer, having been appointed to the role in January. Previously, he served as chairperson of the management committee for the Americas, where he was responsible for both the Nissan and luxury Infiniti brands across the Americas. Before joining Nissan in 2018, the U.S. and French national held various roles at the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance and Renault. He also worked as a financial analyst specialising in the European automotive sector at Deutsche Bank, Lehman Brothers and Nomura.