Quotes by Carlos Ghosn

About Carlos Ghosn:

Carlos Ghosn is a French-Lebanese-Brazilian businessman born in Porto Velho, Brazil, who is currently the Chairman and CEO of Paris-based Renault, Chairman and CEO of Japan-based Nissan, and Chairman of Russian automobile manufacturer AvtoVAZ. Ghosn is also Chairman and CEO of the Renault-Nissan Alliance, the strategic partnership overseeing Nissan and Renault through a unique cross-shareholding agreement. The Alliance, which includes AvtoVAZ, has held approximately 10% of the global market share from 2010 through to 2014, and as of 2014 is one of the top four automobile groups worldwide.
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You don't build your character by doing what everybody else is doing.

Carlos Ghosn

I don't believe in hostile moves. I don't believe they carry any value.

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We are not making a capital investment into GM as the first element or condition.

Carlos Ghosn

If guys try to make a bigger company for the sake of size, they don't create value in most cases.

Carlos Ghosn

People will always challenge you on an idea as long as it has not been concretized by somebody else.

Carlos Ghosn

When the CEO makes a decision, people don't come back on it.

Carlos Ghosn

I'm the C.E.O., nominated by the shareholders. If they're not happy, I have to take the consequences.

Carlos Ghosn

Regulations about environments are going to get tougher and tougher.

Carlos Ghosn

In a difficult and uncertain environment, Renault remains on track to meet its 2012 objective.

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We continue to be bullish on China.

Carlos Ghosn

In most companies people make a specific contribution to the company in their function. But it is not expressed in terms of profit, only in terms of performing their function better.

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What I worry about is not just Nissan, but Japanese manufacturers losing motivation to maintain production in Japan. The high yen is definitely a headwind.

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Good is somebody who delivered and allowed the company to overcome obstacles, without leaving a profound impact on its culture. Great is somebody who leads his company to achievements and performance and value that nobody was expecting it had.

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Employees are your most valuable assets. They are the heart and guts of a company. This doesn't mean that from time to time, you aren't going to do what is good for the company.

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I would say a good leader brings results. A great leader writes a new story, it's different. Obviously a new story has to incorporate a lot of results. But a story is a chapter in the life of a company that people want to write and want to remember.

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When your results are good, you are obviously going to have a lot of press. And when you start to falter a little bit, you are going to have some criticism, and there is nothing abnormal in that.

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Every single time you make a merger, somebody is losing his identity. And saying something different is just rubbish.

Carlos Ghosn

If you have not been a villain at a certain point in time, you will never be a hero. And the day you are a hero, you may become a villain the next day.

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When a company is facing a problem, it always takes a stance and takes a decision, but at the same time it wants to make sure of what it can learn from it, what enhancements it can make.

Carlos Ghosn

When you're CEO, you have to have two conditions: first, shareholders need to trust you and want you to head your company. The second is that you need to feel the motivation to do the job. So, as long as both are reunited, you continue to do the job.

Carlos Ghosn

When you're C.E.O., you have to have two conditions: first, shareholders need to trust you and want you to head your company. The second is that you need to feel the motivation to do the job. So, as long as both are reunited, you continue to do the j...

Carlos Ghosn

Author Bio

  • NameCarlos Ghosn
  • DescriptionFrench-Lebanese-Brazilian businessman
  • BornMarch 9, 1954
  • CountryBrazil
  • ProfessionEntrepreneur; Businessperson
  • AwardsKnight Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire; Order Of Isabella The Catholic