Nissan CEO who oversaw Ghosn’s downfall testifies in court

“Ghosn’s salary was too low given global competition for human resources,” Saikawa said in response to prosecutors’ questions. “I believed that was a threat to Nissan, that’s why I supported what Kelly was doing,” he said. (NISSAN MOTOR CO.)

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RIVER DAVIS

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Bloomberg

February 24, 2021 12:19 PM

Former Nissan Motor Co. CEO Hiroto Saikawa told a Tokyo court that he agreed that former Chairman Carlos Ghosn should have been paid more to prevent him from going to a rival automaker.

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