BEIJING: Nissan Motor Co’s premium division Infiniti is expected to announce a new acting global chief for the brand, the company said, after its newly appointed head, Christian Meunier, left to lead the Jeep unit of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles.

Nissan’s chief quality officer Christian Vandenhende will oversee Infiniti’s global operations effective immediately, until a new brand chief is named, Infiniti said in the statement on Tuesday.

Meunier was named global chief in early January after its previous boss Roland Krueger left the Hong Kong-based brand.

Meunier will take over as global president for SUV-focused Jeep effective immediately, Fiat Chrysler said in a separate statement.

An Infiniti spokesman said Meunier’s resignation was not related to Nissan’s internal investigation into its former leader Carlos Ghosn.

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