March 15, 2005 Nissan Announces Management Changes Tokyo -- Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., today announced management changes that become effective April 1. “I have full confidence in our new team’s ability to successfully implement the next chapter of Nissan’s profitable growth, NISSAN Value-Up,” said Nissan president and CEO Carlos Ghosn. Major Changes in Senior Vice President Responsibilities: Kazuhiko Toida, currently responsible for global aftersales, will become head of marketing and sales for Japan. He will also become chairman of Nissan’s dealer management committee. Kimiyasu Nakamura will be in charge of all vehicle design engineering. New Senior Vice Presidents: In addition, Junichi Endo, Hitoshi Kawaguchi, Minoru Shinohara and Yo Usuba will all be appointed senior vice presidents as of April 1. Endo, currently president of Autech Japan, will be responsible for Nissan’s global aftersales division, as well as the company’s conversion business. Kawaguchi, currently president of Nissan Financial Services, will take over responsibility for Nissan’s human resources department. Shinohara, in charge of Nissan Research Center, will become head of Nissan’s advanced vehicle engineering division. Usuba, general manager of Nissan’s powertrain project planning department, will become responsible for the powertrain engineering division. New Vice Presidents: Seven new vice presidents will be appointed as of April 1 (see attached document for complete list). Other Notable Management Changes: Nobuo Okubo, currently executive vice president, will become chief technology officer from April 1. Norio Matsumura, who will retire on March 31, will become president of Nissan Prince Osaka. Patrick Pelata, who will return to Renault after March 31, will be proposed as a non-executive director of Nissan at the company’s shareholders’ meeting in June. Senior vice presidents Shuji Yamagata, Shigeo Ishida and Kuniyuki Watanabe, as well as vice presidents Akira Koyama and Bernard Long, will retire effective March 31. Yamagata will be proposed as executive vice president of Calsonic Kansei Corp., Ishida will be proposed as president of JATCO Ltd. and Watanabe will be proposed as vice president of Kasai Kogyo Co., Ltd., at their respective company’s shareholder meetings. Koyama will be proposed as executive officer of VANTEC Corp. Long will return to Renault. New Auditors: Nissan will appoint Hisayoshi Kojima, currently president of JATCO, as a new auditor, pending approval by Nissan’s shareholders in June. Retiring Auditors:Auditors: Auditors Hiroshi Moriyama and Hiroyasu Kan will retire in June. Following the changes, the total number of Nissan corporate officers, including vice presidents, is now 44, compared to 42 in 2004. Attached is a complete list of Nissan’s executives and their new responsibilities. For more information, please contact: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. Global Communications and Investor Relations Department Tel: +81-(0)3-5565-214 Attachment 1. New line-up of Corporate Officers and their responsibilities (1) Major Changes of EC members’ responsibilities (Effective from April 1, 2005) Name Title New responsibilities Current responsibilities Carlos CEO ・ North American Operations (MC*-NA & ・ North American Operations (MC-NA & Ghosn MC-US) MC-US) ・ Global Communications, CSR and IR ・ Global Communications and IR ・ Global Internal Audit ・ Global Internal Audit ・ Product Strategy and Product Planning ・ Corporate Quality Assurance and Customer Service ・ Human Resources ・ Treasury Toshiyuki COO ・ Japan Operations (MC-J) ・ GOM Operations (MC-GOM) Shiga ・ GOM Operations (MC-GOM) ・ China Operations ・ China Operations ・ Global Marketing and Sales ・ Global Aftersales and Conversion Business ・ Corporate Quality Assurance and Customer Service ・ Human Resources ・ Treasury Itaru EVP ・ Administration for AFLs**(MC-AFL) ・ Administration for AFLs (MC-AFL) Koeda ・ External and Government Affairs ・ External and Government Affairs ・ Intellectual Asset Management ・ Industrial Machinery ・ Marine Tadao EVP ・ Manufacturing ・ Manufacturing Takahashi ・ SCM*** ・ SCM ・ Global IS ・ Industrial Machinery ・ Marine Hiroto EVP ・ European Operations (MC-E) ・ Purchasing Saikawa ・ Purchasing Mitsuhiko EVP ・ Research, Technology and Engineering ・ Environmental and Safety Engineering Dept., Yamashita Development Technology Planning Dept, Materials ・ Cost Engineering Engineering Dept., Measurement Engineering Dept., Advanced Vehicle Engineering Div., Electronics Engineering Div. Carlos EVP ・ Design ・ Product Strategy and Product Planning Div., Tavares ・ Corporate Planning Program Director ・ Program Directors’ Office ・ Product Planning ・ Market Intelligence ・ LCV Business Alain-Pierre SVP ・ Global controller ・ Global controller Raynaud ・ Global IS * MC: Management Committee, **AFLs: Affiliates, ***SCM: Supply Chain Management (2) Retiring EC members (Effective on March 31, 2005) Nobuo Okubo (To be appointed as Chief Technology Officer effective on April 1, 2005 ) Norio Matsumura (To be appointed as President of Nissan Prince Osaka) Patrick Pelata (Return to Renault and to be proposed as non-executive Director of Nissan as of June, 2005) (3) Major changes of SVP’s responsibilities (Effective from April 1, 2005) Name New responsibilities Current responsibilities Title Bernard SVP ・ CEO / COO Office ・ CEO Office Rey ・ Global motorsports ・ Global motorsports ・ Alliance Coordination Office ・ Alliance Coordination Office ・ Security Office ・ Security Office ・ Legal Dept. ・ Legal Dept. ・ Organization Development and Process ・ Organization Development and Process Re-engineering Re-engineering ・ Secretariat Kazuhiko SVP ・ Japan Marketing & Sales ・ Global Aftersales Div. Toida ・ MC-Dealer ・ Aftersales Div. (Japan) ・ Dealer network Div. ・ GOM Aftersales Div. ・ Fleet Business Div. Junichi SVP ・ Global Aftersales Div. ・ President, Autech Japan Endo ・ Aftersales Div. (Japan) *1 (New) ・ GOM Aftersales Div. ・ Conversion Business Steven SVP ・ Global Sales Management Dept. ・ Global Marketing Dept. Wilhite ・ Marketing and Sales Brand Management Office ・ Marketing and Sales Brand Management ・ Global Marketing Dept. Office ・ Global Infiniti Support Dept. Hitoshi SVP ・ Human Resources Dept. (incl. IHRD) ・ President, Nissan Financial Services Kawaguchi ・ Diversity Development Office *2 (New) Hidetoshi SVP ・ Cost Reduction Promotion Office ・ Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering Div. Imazu ・ Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering Div. ・ Oppama Plant, Tochigi Plant, Kyushu Plant, ・ Oppama Plant, Tochigi Plant, Kyushu Plant, Yokohama Plant, Iwaki Plant Yokohama Plant, Iwaki Plant ・ Overseas Parts Logistics Control Dept. Kimiyasu SVP ・ Vehicle Design Engineering Div. No.3 ・ Vehicle Design Engineering Div. No.3 Nakamura ・ Vehicle Performance Development Dept. ・ Vehicle Component Engineering Div. ・ Body Engineering Dept. ・ Interior and Exterior Trim Engineering Dept. Minoru SVP ・ Integrated System Planning Office ・ Nissan Research Center Shinohara ・ Environmental and Safety Engineering Dept. *3 (New) ・ Technology Planning Dept. ・ Materials Engineering Dept. ・ Advanced Vehicle Engineering Div. ・ Electronics Engineering Div. Yo SVP ・ Powertrain Engineering Div. ・ GM, Powertrain Project Planning Dept. Usuba *4 (New) *1, 2, 3, 4： Newly appointed as SVP effective on April 1, 2005 (4) Major changes of VP’s responsibilities (Effective from April 1, 2005) Name Title New responsibilities Current responsibilities Akira VP ・ V-up Promotion and Support Team ・ V-up Promotion and Support Team Kaetsu ・ Work Efficiency Promotion and Support Team ・ Work Efficiency Promotion and Support Team ・ Secretariat Simon VP ・ Global Communications, CSR and IR Div. ・ Global Communications and Investor Sproule Relations Div. Jim VP ・ International Human Resources Dept. ・ International Human Resources Dept. Liberty *1 (New) Yasuaki VP ・ GOM Planning Dept. ・ GOM Marketing and Sales Dept. No.1 (Asia, Hashimoto ・ GOM Marketing and Sales (Asia, Oceania) Oceania) Shouichi VP ・ GOM Marketing and Sales (Middle East, ・ GOM Marketing and Sales Dept. No.2 Miyatani Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean) (Middle East, Africa, Latin America and the ・ Franchise Support Dept. Caribbean) ・ Sales Operation Support Dept. Shigeaki VP ・ New Vehicle Production Development Dept. ・ GM, Manufacturing Strategy Planning Dept. Kato *2 (New) John VP ・ SCM Div. ・ GM, SCM Planning Dept. Griffiths *3 (New) Shigeo VP ・ Project Purchasing Dept. No.1, No.2 ・ Project Purchasing Dept. No.1, No.2 Shingyouji ・ Parts and Material Purchasing Dept. ・ Parts and Material Purchasing Dept. ・ Purchasing Engineering Support Dept. ・ Purchasing Engineering Support Dept. ・ Service Support Purchasing Dept. No.1 ・ Common Purchasing Dept. ・ Common Purchasing Dept. ・ RNPO ・ RNPO Hiroshi VP ・ Purchasing Strategy Dept. ・ Purchasing Strategy Dept. Moriya ・ Service Support Purchasing Dept. No.2 Keiichi VP ・ Vehicle Design Engineering Div. No.2 ・ Vehicle Design Engineering Div. No.2 Murata ・ Customer Oriented Engineering Dept. ・ Vehicle Performance Development Dept. ・ Vehicle Project Test Dept. ・ Vehicle Test Technology Development Dept. ・ Measurement Engineering Dept. Akihiro VP ・ Vehicle Design Engineering Div. No.1 ・ CVE, Vehicle Planning Dept. No.3 Otomo ・ Vehicle Component Engineering Div. *4 (New) Haruyoshi VP ・ Nissan Research Center ・ GM, Technology Research Laboratory No.3 Kumura *5 (New) Joji VP ・ Vehicle Quality Promotion Dept. ・ Cost Engineering Div. Masuda ・ Cost Engineering Div. Shigeru VP ・ Program Director ・ Program Director Murata ・ Infiniti Development Program *6 (New)