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Nissan’s headquarters in Yokohama, Japan.Credit.Noriko Hayashi for The New York Times
How a High-Ranking Nissan Executive Escaped His Own Trap
Hari Nada helped bring down his boss, Carlos Ghosn. In the process, he nearly met his own downfall. But with shrewd maneuvering and the protection of high-ranking allies, he survived and thrived.
Nissan’s headquarters in Yokohama, Japan.Credit.Noriko Hayashi for The New York Times
Published Jan. 31, 2021Updated Feb. 1, 2021
TOKYO It was the fall of 2018, and Hari Nada, a high-powered Nissan executive, was afraid he might be headed to jail.
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Nada has escaped prosecution for his role in one of the biggest corporate scandals in years. He remains an influential executive at Nissan, surviving a shake-up that destroyed other top executives careers and rocked a globe-spanning auto alliance.
Carlos Ghosn hid part of his compensation at Nissan as he feared that the French government would force him out of Renault if it discovered how much he earned, an executive at the Japanese carmaker