Ex-Nissan CEO, Carlos Ghosn, Isn't Going Down WITHOUT A Fight! Sues Nissan And Mitsubishi For Nearly $17MM

Carlos Ghosn has launched a court case in the Netherlands against Japanese carmakers Nissan Motor and Mitsubishi Motors, who ousted him as chairman of their alliance last year on charges of embezzlement, Dutch newspaper NRC reported on Saturday.

Ghosn is seeking 15 million euros ($16.8 million) in damages from the carmakers, as grave mistakes were made when he was sacked, NRC reported, citing his lawyer.

“In the Netherlands, if you want to fire an executive you have to first tell him what he’s being accused of, and you have to provide him with the evidence for the accusations. Neither of those things has happened,” lawyer Laurens de Graaf told NRC...
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PUGPROUD - 7/24/2019 5:31:48 AM

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The man is likely worth $50+ million, got caught in a squeeze of his own doing driven by power and greed and now is trying to grab every dollar he can on the way out. An outstanding car executive but a man of ill repute.

MDarringer - 7/24/2019 11:12:03 AM

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So the bastard embezzles money and then has the nerve to sue for more? He was a very poor leader. He let Nissan quality implode. He oversaw BORING to ugly cars come to market. He is among the most incompetent executives ever. The yakuza needs to make him a non-issue.

MDarringer - 7/24/2019 5:16:56 PM

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Granted, he isn't as incompetent as Sergio Marchionne, Mike Manley, or Mary Barra, but he comes close.