GHOSN STEPPING DOWN AS NISSAN CEO

Carlos Ghosn is stepping down as CEO of Nissan, which he brought back from the brink of financial ruin and turned into a powerhouse encompassing a pantheon of global car brands. Under Ghosn, Nissan not only thrived, but it became the centerpiece of an automotive empire spanning Europe and Asia. Ghosn became a famously globetrotting CEO, dividing his time running Nissan and France's Renault. Recently, the alliance also picked up Japan's troubled Mitsubishi. Ghosn will be replaced by Nissan's co- CEO Hiroto Saikawa, who joined Nissan in 1977.