Nissan board gains shareholder backing, but must tackle surveillance claims

Nissan shareholders re-elected its chief govt and different board nominees on Tuesday at an annual assembly that got here days after revelations of a break up amongst senior administration and allegations of company surveillance.

The Japanese automaker is investigating claims that CEO Makoto Uchida carried out surveillance of his deputy Ashwani Gupta. The turmoil remembers the turbulent interval that led as much as and adopted the ouster of former head Carlos Ghosn, fanning considerations in-fighting might distract from a badly wanted turnaround.

The shareholder assembly was the primary since Nissan reached a brand new cope with alliance companion Renault, negotiations about which deepened stress between Uchida, who has pushed for the deal and Gupta, who had reservations about some phrases, sources have mentioned.