Makoto Uchida

Makoto Uchida
Makoto Uchida
Born	Makoto Uchida; July 20, 1966; Japan
Citizenship	Japan
Education	Doshisha University
Title	CEO of Nissan

Makoto Uchida (内田誠, Uchida Makoto, born July 20, 1966)[1] is a Japanese businessman who is the current CEO of the Nissan Motor Corporation.[2]

Education

Uchida graduated from Doshisha University in 1991 with a degree in Theology.[3]

Career

After he graduated, Uchida joined Nissho Iwai (currently Sojitz), a sogo shosha (general trading company) based in Tokyo, in April 1991.

Uchida joined Nissan for the first time in October 2003, and was named manager in October 2006.[4] In September 2012, he left Nissan to join Renault Samsung Motors for less than two years.[4] He then re-joined Nissan as a Program Director in April 2014.[4]

His Nissan executive career started in November 2016 when he was named Corporate VP of the Alliance Purchasing department. He became President of Dongfeng Motor Co., Ltd. and Senior VP in April 2018. One year later, in April 2019, he was also named Chairman of the Management Committee for China.

In October 2019, Uchida was unanimously[5] chosen by the board of directors to become the new Nissan CEO, taking office on December 1, 2019.

Personal

Uchida can speak fluent English along with his native Japanese.

References

https://www.nissan-global.com/EN/DOCUMENT/PDF/FINANCIAL/TSE/2019/20191009TDnet_E.pdf
"Makoto Uchida". Official Global Newsroom. June 8, 2023.
Shiraki, Maki (October 8, 2019). "Nissan pins hopes on new CEO Makoto Uchida to lead revival". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
"Interview: Nissan CEO Makoto Uchida - just-auto magazine | Issue 7 | September 2020". justauto.nridigital.com. September 17, 2020.
Dooley, Ben; Alderman, Liz (October 8, 2019). "Nissan Names a C.E.O., Makoto Uchida, to Lead Post-Ghosn Era". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.

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[1] ttps://www.nissan-global.com/EN/DOCUMENT/PDF/FINANCIAL/TSE/2019/20191009TDnet_E.pdf

[MUE-2] "Makoto Uchida". Official Global Newsroom. June 8, 2023.

[3] Shiraki, Maki (October 8, 2019). "Nissan pins hopes on new CEO Makoto Uchida to lead revival". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved March 16, 2021.

[Bio-4] "Interview: Nissan CEO Makoto Uchida - just-auto magazine | Issue 7 | September 2020". justauto.nridigital.com. September 17, 2020.

[5] Dooley, Ben; Alderman, Liz (October 8, 2019). "Nissan Names a C.E.O., Makoto Uchida, to Lead Post-Ghosn Era". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.