The Nissan board has fired both Carlos Ghosn as well as Greg Kelly. The board of directors for Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. met yesterday (November 22, 2018) at the company's global headquarters in Yokohama. At the beginning of the session, the board acknowledged the significance of the matter and confirmed that the long-standing Alliance partnership with Renault remains unchanged and that the mission is to minimize the potential impact and confusion on the day-to-day cooperation among the Alliance partners. After reviewing a detailed report of the internal investigation, the board voted unanimously:

1. To discharge Carlos Ghosn as Chairman of the Board

2. To discharge Carlos Ghosn as Representative Director

3. To discharge Greg Kelly as Representative Director

4. To study the creation of a special committee to appropriately take advice from an independent third party regarding the governance management system and better governance of director compensation. Further to the mandate, the three independent directors - Masakazu Toyoda, Keiko Ihara and Jean-Baptiste Duzan - will lead this matter.

5. To approve establishment of an advisory committee chaired by Masakazu Toyoda and including Keiko Ihara and Jean-Baptiste Duzan. The committee will propose nominations from the board of directors for the position of Chairman of the Board.

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