According to insider information, the French government wants to replace Renault CEO Carlos Ghosn at the head of the auto company. Candidates for the post are under scrutiny, people familiar with the matter said yesterday.
The government is putting together a list of possible successors for Ghosn, who is in custody in Japan. Tokyo Public Prosecution alleges that the founder and longtime boss of Renault’s corporate alliance, Nissan and Mitsubishi, has spent years obfuscating the amount of his pay from Nissan.
The Board of Directors of Renault had previously decided at its meeting that Ghosn remains CEO and continues to be represented at the top of the company. Some members, however, had expressed their impatience with the people, it said further from the circles.
Among the possible contenders for the post include Toyota manager Didier Leroy. Renault, the French Ministry of Finance and Leroy did not comment. The French government has a 15 percent stake in Renault.
