Nissan 's seven - member board has voted unanimously to fire CEO Carlos Ghosn following his arrest for financial misconduct . The company is also setting up a special committee to take third - party guidance on how to improve its management system and governance of directors ’ pay . Prosecutors are believed to have seized the emails, according to a report in the Japan Times. The sacking has sparked concern about Nissan 's partnership with Renault , which retained Ghosn as CEO , and Mitsubishi Motors , where he 's expected to be retained as chairman . A senior Nissan official said : " The future of the company is the bigger deal . "
Nissan 's seven - member board has voted unanimously to fire CEO Carlos Ghosn following his arrest for financial misconduct . The company is also setting up a special committee to take third - party guidance on how to improve its management system and governance of directors ’ pay . The sacking has sparked concern about Nissan 's partnership with Renault , which retained Ghosn as CEO , and Mitsubishi Motors , where he 's expected to be retained as chairman . A senior Nissan official said : " The future of the company is the bigger deal . "