is a Japanese businessman who is the current
CEO
A chief executive officer (CEO), also known as a central executive officer (CEO), chief administrator officer (CAO) or just chief executive (CE), is one of a number of corporate executives charged with the management of an organization especially ...
of the
Nissan Motor Company, Ltd.
Education
Uchida graduated from
Doshisha University
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in 1991 with a degree in Theology.
Career
After he graduated, Uchida joined Nissho Iwai (currently
Sojitz
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sogo shosha
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(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.
In September 2012, he left Nissan to join
Renault Samsung Motors
Renault Korea Motors ( ko, 르노코리아자동차), is a South Korean car manufacturer headquartered in Busan where its single assembly site is also located, with additional facilities at Seoul (administration), Giheung (research and develop ...
for less than 2 years.
He then re-joined Nissan as a Program Director in April 2014.
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.
Dongfeng Motor Company Limited (abb. DFL), most commonly known in English-language sources as Dongfeng Nissan,In Chinese sources, () most commonly refers to Dongfeng Nissan Passenger Vehicle Company, a DFL subsidiary. is a Chinese automobile m ...
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
chosen by the board of directors to become the new Nissan CEO, taking office on December 1, 2019.
Personal
Uchida can speak fluent English and Japanese.
References
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Chief executives in the automobile industry
Japanese chief executives
Doshisha University alumni
21st-century Japanese businesspeople
1966 births
Living people