Nissan & Carlos Ghosn: D*ck in a Box
Pictures:
Carlos, as a baby, already wants to get you to sell primerica insurance
Carlos Ghosn’s sister points him out in a school picture in the Netflix documentary, “Fugitive”
Carlos Ghosn (center, second from back) at his high school graduation ceremony at College Notre Dame in Lebanon.
Ghosn (left) with his cousin in Paris
Carlos Ghosn, at age 26, managing a Michelin plant in France. ~Academy of Achievement
Carlos Ghosn, left, after being transferred to Brazil (Link)
Ghosn in a South Carolina Michelin HQ after announcing he was taking on an initiative to increase executive pay (yay)
The most popular car the year Ghosn transferred to Renault, a 1996 Clio
In 1996 Carlos joins Renault as an EVP and number 2 to CEO Louis Schweitzer (cutest CEO right behind John Flannery)
Screenshot from the “Fugitive” documentary. Ghosn didn’t get along with the French elite which caused conflict at Renault.
Ghosn with the factory workers at the Nissan factory
Ghosn announcing his “Nissan Revival Plan” in 1999
The Nissan Leaf! The most popular EV from 2010 to 2020
Ghosn at the peak of his popularity, appearing in Japanese Manga
Carlos Ghosn carries the torch for the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games.
As head of Renault-Nissan, Carlos Ghosn travels regularly between his offices in Japan and France.
Ghosn’s first party, he filled out the guest list with actors because no one wanted to come :(
Ghosn’s second party had more attendees…
As tensions at Nissan grew, Mr. Ghosn mused about retirement, his children said, telling them that he hoped to teach, write history books and even learn to play an ancient flute. Credit...Ghosn Family
Carlos Ghosn, president and CEO of Japan auto giant Nissan, answers questions during a news conference at the company’s headquarters in suburban Tokyo in 2012. (Toru Yamanaka / AFP/Getty Images)
A vehicle carrying Carlos Ghosn from his lawyer’s office in Tokyo was mobbed by photographers and reporters in 2019. PHOTO: TORU HANAI/BLOOMBERG NEWS
Michael Taylor and his son, Peter, in undated photos. They pleaded guilty in June in a Tokyo court to helping the former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn flee Japan.Credit...The Taylor family, via Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
The Ghosn’s paid a digital marketing agency to run a positive public relations campaign in Beirut before his escape
Michael Taylor, foreground, and George Zayek at passport control at Istanbul Airport in Turkey after they helped Mr. Ghosn slip out of Japan. PHOTO: DHA/ASSOCIATED PRESS
Security camera footage from the escape, Ghosn is in the box
News reports as Ghosn’s escape was revealed
Greg Kelly, a former executive at Nissan Motor, arriving at Tokyo District Court in 2022 Zhang Xiaoyu / Pool via Reuters
Links:
Collision Course: Carlos Ghosn and the Culture Wars That Upended an Auto Empire
Boundless: The Rise, Fall, and Escape of Carlos Ghosn