YOKOHAMA: Infiniti today announced the appointment of Jose Roman as new global head of the brand effective July 1.
Roman will concurrently serve as senior vice president, Global Sales Nissan Motor Co., Ltd, reporting to Asako Hoshino, executive vice president Nissan Motor Co., Ltd, based here.
An Ecuadorean, Roman is currently corporate vice president, president and managing director, Nissan Mexicana & Nissan Importers Business Unit.
He joined Nissan in 2012 and brings more than 25 years of automotive industry experience, gained while working in markets including Mexico, Colombia, Brazil, and Japan.
The 56-year-old holds a post-graduate marketing degree from the San Francisco de Quito University and a civil engineering degree from Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador.
Roman replaces Peyman Kargar, who departed Infiniti in April, returning to Renault in his native France, after a three-year assignment leading the brand in Japan.
