Nissan Announces Management Changes

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1 March 15, 2005 Nissan Announces Management Changes Tokyo -- Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., today announced management changes that become effective April 1. I have full confidence in our new team s ability to successfully implement the next chapter of Nissan s profitable growth, NISSAN Value-Up, said Nissan president and CEO Carlos Ghosn. Major Changes in Senior Vice President Responsibilities: Kazuhiko Toida, currently responsible for global aftersales, will become head of marketing and sales for Japan. He will also become chairman of Nissan s dealer management committee. Kimiyasu Nakamura will be in charge of all vehicle design engineering. New Senior Vice Presidents: In addition, Junichi Endo, Hitoshi Kawaguchi, Minoru Shinohara and Yo Usuba will all be appointed senior vice presidents as of April 1. Endo, currently president of Autech Japan, will be responsible for Nissan s global aftersales division, as well as the company s conversion business. Kawaguchi, currently president of Nissan Financial Services, will take over responsibility for Nissan s human resources department. Shinohara, in charge of Nissan Research Center, will become head of Nissan s advanced vehicle engineering division. Usuba, general manager of Nissan s powertrain project planning department, will become responsible for the powertrain engineering division. New Vice Presidents: Seven new vice presidents will be appointed as of April 1 (see attached document for complete list). Other Notable Management Changes: Nobuo Okubo, currently executive vice president, will become chief technology officer from April 1. Norio Matsumura, who will retire on March 31, will become president of Nissan Prince Osaka. Patrick Pelata, who will return to Renault after March 31, will be proposed as a non-executive director of Nissan at the company s shareholders meeting in June. Senior vice presidents Shuji Yamagata, Shigeo Ishida and Kuniyuki Watanabe, as well as vice presidents Akira Koyama and Bernard Long, will retire effective March 31. Yamagata

2 will be proposed as executive vice president of Calsonic Kansei Corp., Ishida will be proposed as president of JATCO Ltd. and Watanabe will be proposed as vice president of Kasai Kogyo Co., Ltd., at their respective company s shareholder meetings. Koyama will be proposed as executive officer of VANTEC Corp. Long will return to Renault. New Auditors: Nissan will appoint Hisayoshi Kojima, currently president of JATCO, as a new auditor, pending approval by Nissan s shareholders in June. Retiring Auditors: Auditors Hiroshi Moriyama and Hiroyasu Kan will retire in June. Following the changes, the total number of Nissan corporate officers, including vice presidents, is now 44, compared to 42 in Attached is a complete list of Nissan s executives and their new responsibilities. For more information, please contact: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. Global Communications and Investor Relations Department Tel: +81-(0)

3 Attachment 1. New line-up of Corporate Officers and their responsibilities (1) Major Changes of EC members responsibilities (Effective from April 1, 2005) Name Title New responsibilities Current responsibilities Carlos Ghosn CEO North American Operations (MC*-NA & MC-US) Global Communications, CSR and IR Global Internal Audit North American Operations (MC-NA & MC-US) Global Communications and IR Global Internal Audit Product Strategy and Product Planning Corporate Quality Assurance and Customer Service Human Resources Treasury Toshiyuki Shiga COO Japan Operations (MC-J) GOM Operations (MC-GOM) China Operations Global Marketing and Sales Global Aftersales and Conversion Business Corporate Quality Assurance and Customer Service Human Resources Treasury GOM Operations (MC-GOM) China Operations Itaru Koeda E Administration for AFLs**(MC-AFL) External and Government Affairs Intellectual Asset Management Industrial Machinery Marine Administration for AFLs (MC-AFL) External and Government Affairs Tadao Takahashi E Manufacturing SCM*** Global IS Manufacturing SCM Industrial Machinery Marine Hiroto Saikawa E European Operations (MC-E) Purchasing Purchasing Mitsuhiko Yamashita Carlos Tavares Alain-Pierre Raynaud E E Research, Technology and Engineering Development Cost Engineering Design Corporate Planning Program Directors Office Product Planning Market Intelligence LCV Business S Global controller Global controller Global IS * MC: Management Committee, **AFLs: Affiliates, ***SCM: Supply Chain Management Environmental and Safety Engineering Dept., Technology Planning Dept, Materials Engineering Dept., Measurement Engineering Dept., Advanced Vehicle Engineering Div., Electronics Engineering Div. Product Strategy and Product Planning Div., Program Director

4 (2) Retiring EC members (Effective on March 31, 2005) Nobuo Okubo (To be appointed as Chief Technology Officer effective on April 1, 2005 ) Norio Matsumura (To be appointed as President of Nissan Prince Osaka) Patrick Pelata (Return to Renault and to be proposed as non-executive Director of Nissan as of June, 2005) (3) Major changes of S s responsibilities (Effective from April 1, 2005) Name Bernard Rey Kazuhiko Toida Junichi Endo *1 (New) Steven Wilhite Hitoshi Kawaguchi *2 (New) Hidetoshi Imazu Kimiyasu Nakamura Minoru Shinohara *3 (New) Yo Usuba *4 (New) Title S S S S S S S S New responsibilities CEO / COO Office Global motorsports Alliance Coordination Office Security Office Legal Dept. Organization Development and Process Re-engineering Secretariat Japan Marketing & Sales MC-Dealer Dealer network Div. Fleet Business Div. Global Aftersales Div. Aftersales Div. (Japan) GOM Aftersales Div. Conversion Business Global Sales Management Dept. Marketing and Sales Brand Management Office Global Marketing Dept. Global Infiniti Support Dept. Human Resources Dept. (incl. IHRD) Diversity Development Office Cost Reduction Promotion Office Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering Div. Oppama Plant, Tochigi Plant, Kyushu Plant, Yokohama Plant, Iwaki Plant Overseas Parts Logistics Control Dept. Vehicle Design Engineering Div. No.3 Vehicle Performance Development Dept. Body Engineering Dept. Interior and Exterior Trim Engineering Dept. Integrated System Planning Office Environmental and Safety Engineering Dept. Technology Planning Dept. Materials Engineering Dept. Advanced Vehicle Engineering Div. Electronics Engineering Div. Current responsibilities CEO Office Global motorsports Alliance Coordination Office Security Office Legal Dept. Organization Development and Process Re-engineering Global Aftersales Div. Aftersales Div. (Japan) GOM Aftersales Div. President, Autech Japan Global Marketing Dept. Marketing and Sales Brand Management Office President, Nissan Financial Services Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering Div. Oppama Plant, Tochigi Plant, Kyushu Plant, Yokohama Plant, Iwaki Plant Vehicle Design Engineering Div. No.3 Vehicle Component Engineering Div. Nissan Research Center S Powertrain Engineering Div. GM, Powertrain Project Planning Dept. *1, 2, 3, 4 Newly appointed as S effective on April 1, 2005

5 (4) Major changes of s responsibilities (Effective from April 1, 2005) Akira Kaetsu Simon Sproule Jim Liberty *1 (New) Name Title New responsibilities Current responsibilities Yasuaki Hashimoto Shouichi Miyatani Shigeaki Kato *2 (New) John Griffiths *3 (New) Shigeo Shingyouji Hiroshi Moriya Keiichi Murata Akihiro Otomo *4 (New) Haruyoshi Kumura *5 (New) Joji Masuda Shigeru Murata *6 (New) Andrew Palmer *7 (New) V-up Promotion and Support Team Work Efficiency Promotion and Support Team V-up Promotion and Support Team Work Efficiency Promotion and Support Team Secretariat Global Communications, CSR and IR Div. Global Communications and Investor Relations Div. International Human Resources Dept. International Human Resources Dept. GOM Planning Dept. GOM Marketing and Sales (Asia, Oceania) GOM Marketing and Sales (Middle East, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean) Franchise Support Dept. Sales Operation Support Dept. GOM Marketing and Sales Dept. No.1 (Asia, Oceania) GOM Marketing and Sales Dept. No.2 (Middle East, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean) New Vehicle Production Development Dept. GM, Manufacturing Strategy Planning Dept. SCM Div. GM, SCM Planning Dept. Project Purchasing Dept. No.1, No.2 Parts and Material Purchasing Dept. Purchasing Engineering Support Dept. Service Support Purchasing Dept. No.1 Common Purchasing Dept. RNPO Purchasing Strategy Dept. Service Support Purchasing Dept. No.2 Vehicle Design Engineering Div. No.2 Customer Oriented Engineering Dept. Vehicle Project Test Dept. Vehicle Test Technology Development Dept. Measurement Engineering Dept. Vehicle Design Engineering Div. No.1 Vehicle Component Engineering Div. Project Purchasing Dept. No.1, No.2 Parts and Material Purchasing Dept. Purchasing Engineering Support Dept. Common Purchasing Dept. RNPO Purchasing Strategy Dept. Vehicle Design Engineering Div. No.2 Vehicle Performance Development Dept. CVE, Vehicle Planning Dept. No.3 Nissan Research Center GM, Technology Research Laboratory No.3 Vehicle Quality Promotion Dept. Cost Engineering Div. Program Director Infiniti Development Program Cost Engineering Div. Program Director LCV Business Unit GM, LCV Business Unit *1-7 Newly appointed as effective on April 1, 2005

6 (5) Retiring S and (Effective on March 31, 2005) Shuji Yamagata (To be proposed as E of Calsonic Kansei) Shigeo Ishida (To be proposed as President of JATCO) Kuniyuki Watanabe (To be proposed as Vice President of Kasai Kogyo) Bernard Long (To return to Renault) Akira Koyama (To be proposed as Executive Officer of VANTEC) 2. Other significant changes (1) Major changes of R s responsibilities (Effective from April 1, 2005) Name Title New Responsibilities Current Responsibilities Kenzo Kawase *1 (New) R Plant manager of Kyushu Plant, Nissan Mexicana, S.A. de C.V. *1 Newly appointed as R effective on April 1, 2005 (2) Retiring R (Effective on March 31, 2005) Masataka Nogawa (To be proposed as S of Calsonic Kansei) Hiroaki Tsugawa (To be appointed as Managing Director of Nissan Prince Kanagawa) 3. New candidates for Auditors (1) New Appointments of Auditors (Effective on the date of approval by Annual Shareholders Meeting in June, 2005) Hisayoshi Kojima (President of JATCO) (2) Retiring Auditors (Effective on the date of Annual Shareholders Meeting in June, 2005) Hiroshi Moriyama Hiroyasu Kan - end -