text: Much has been written about the Nissan revival. While 
  
  innovative product, an improved cost base, greater 
  
  manufacturing efficiencies and a better-defined brand have all 
  
  been factors, the strongest element in our revival has been our 
  
  people. And, what we learned during the crisis in the 90s and 
  
  through the Nissan Revival Plan and Nissan 180 plan, now 
  
  guides how we will manage the company in the future. We call 
  
  it the Nissan Management Way. It is both a philosophy and set 
  
  of disciplines that guide us at all levels of the organization and 
  
  will help Nissan build on the momentum of the past six years. 
  
  Although our president and CEO Carlos Ghosn has now 
  
  taken on the same responsibilities at Renault, our basic 
  
  management style will not change. As in the past, the 
  
  Executive Committee, chaired by Carlos Ghosn, is still the 
  
  highest decision making authority for strategy and 
  
  management policy. 
  
  The COO position I now hold was created to provide an 
  
  “operating officer” in the truest sense of the title. As COO my 
  
  role is to assist the CEO by executing the business plan, 
  
  monitoring the Company’s performance and supervising day- 
  
  to-day operations. The decisions I make are always based on 