Nissan resists having same chairman as partner Renault

Lower growth expected after two years of strong growth

TOKYO: Nissan Motor Co is unwilling to support an arrangement with its alliance partner Renault SA that would place the same person in the chairman’s role at both companies, as was the case under jailed former leader Carlos Ghosn, according to a source.

The Japanese company would resist appointing new Renault chairman Jean-Dominique Senard as its own chairman as well, said the source. Nissan’s board plans to await a governance committee report before taking a final decision, the source said.