Nissan appoints its first chief sustainability officer

Nissan Motor Co has today appointed its first chief sustainability officer, senior vice-president Hitoshi Kawaguchi.

As chief sustainability officer, Kawaguchi’s responsibilities include representing the company on global sustainability issues. He will lead the company’s efforts to ensure that sustainability subjects are embedded and aligned in Nissan’s corporate strategies.

These duties are in addition to his current assignment of overseeing global external and government affairs, Japan communications, the corporate service management department, CSR, IP promotion and charging infrastructure promotion. Kawaguchi will report directly to Nissan president and CEO Carlos Ghosn.

“Throughout his career at Nissan, Mr Kawaguchi has demonstrated his leadership abilities in managing critical functions, including regional operations, sales finance, human resources and external affairs. As our chief sustainability officer, I am confident that he will enhance our current efforts and lead our organisation in bringing solutions to sustainability issues with a long-term and global view,” said Ghosn.