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 , mottoeng = Truth shall make you free , tagline = , established = Founded 1875,Chartered 1920 , vision = , type = Private , affiliation = , calendar = , endowment = €1 ...

in 1991 with a degree in Theology.

Career

After he graduated, Uchida joined Nissho Iwai (currently

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), a

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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

{{DEFAULTSORT:Uchida, Makoto Chief executives in the automobile industry Japanese chief executives Doshisha University alumni 21st-century Japanese businesspeople 1966 births Living people