Nissan Motor Co. named Alain Dassas as its first chief financial officer in four years, as Chief Executive Officer Carlos Ghosn seeks to reverse a slump in sales at Japan’s third-biggest carmaker and parent Renault SA.
Dassas, the 61-year-old president of Renault’s Formula One team, will assume the job starting Sept. 17, Tokyo-based Nissan said in a release today. Naoko Fujimura, Bloomberg
After just sixteen months as president of Renault’s formula one team, Alain Dassas is vacating the role, the French carmaker announced on Tuesday.
The 61-year-old Frenchman’s successor is Bernard Rey, currently senior vice president of Renault CEO office, with Dassas appointed chief financial officer of Renault-affiliated Nissan. DueMotori.com
He was president of the Renault Formula One Team since April 2006. Nissan and Renault are joined together through an alliance that includes cross stock ownership.
Dassas has spent 24 years with France-based Renault, serving in several financial, merger and acquisitions and investor relations positions. He also spent 10 years at Chase Manhattan Bank in Paris and New York. JOE GUY COLLIER, Freep.com
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