Carlos Ghosn is one of the best-paid executives in the automotive industry, holding key senior positions at Renault, Nissan, Mitsubishi and the Renault-Nissan alliance.
And now Nissan has confirmed that it paid Ghosn, who stepped down as CEO of the Japanese brand at the start of April 2017, 1,09-billion yen ($9,81-million or approximately R127-million) in the year ended March 2017.
This figure, according to Automotive News, is up some 2,5% year on year. The publication also reports that Ghosn was paid a separate salary of €7,06-million ($7,89-million or about R102-million) last year from Renault.
The 63-year-old, who retained his position of Nissan chairperson after standing down as CEO, also earns salaries in his posts as CEO and chairperson of Renault and of the alliance, while he furthermore became chairperson at Mitsubishi when the latter joined the alliance.
Earlier this month, the Brazilian-born Ghosn predicted that the Renault-Nissan alliance would soon overtake the Volkswagen Group and Toyota as the world’s best-selling automaker.
