Name: Carlos Ghosn's Great Escape from Japan
Uploaded: 2020-04-24T20:41:43.588075+00:00
Duration: 1340 s
Channel: GTChannel
Description: Just like out of a spy thriller, former Nissan/Renault chief Carlos Ghosn tricks Japanese authorities and escapes to Lebanon.

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Just like out of a spy thriller, former Nissan/Renault chief Carlos Ghosn tricks Japanese authorities and escapes to Lebanon.



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Carlos Ghosn has served as the CEO of Michelin North America, chairman and CEO of Renault, chairman of AvtoVAZ, chairman and CEO of Nissan, and chairman of Mitsubishi Motors. Ghosn was also chairman and CEO of the Renault–Nissan–Mitsubishi Alliance, a strategic partnership among those automotive manufacturers through a complex cross-shareholding agreement. .

Who is Carlos Ghosn?

As of today, Nissan's global headquarters is locate din Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.

Where is Nissan's headquarters located?

According to recent statistics, the Japanese manufacturer of automobiles had almost 139,000 employees in the fiscal year of 2018. (statista.com).

Nissan's growing workforce lives up to its name

On 30 December 2019, numerous media outlets reported that Ghosn had escaped from Japan and arrived in Beirut, Lebanon. Ghosn later confirmed these reports through a statement released by his press representative in New York.

Carlos Ghosn escapes imprisonment in Japan

He was arrested in Japan on Nov. 19 on allegations of financial misconduct. After 108 days in jail, he was released on March 6 on bail of 1 billion yen ($9 million) -- among the highest ever in Japan. A month later the former executive was re-arrested on suspicion of using money from Nissan for his own purposes.

The Ghosn scandal that started it all...

The Shinkansen, colloquially known in English as the bullet train, is a network of high-speed railway lines in Japan. Initially, it was built to connect distant Japanese regions with Tokyo, the capital, in order to aid economic growth and development.

Ghosn first flees to Osaka via bullet train

According to sources, Mike Taylor was a former Green Beret who has extensive experience in extracting hostages but also went to jail for fraud. (bloomberg.com).

 Meet the Green Beret who allegedly helped Carlos Ghosn escape

Kansai International Airport is an international airport located on an artificial island (Kankūjima) in the middle of Osaka Bay off the Honshu shore, 24 miles southwest of Ōsaka Station, located within three municipalities in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. .

Where is Kansai Airport?

Recent reports say that MNG Jet, the private jet company that Carlos Ghosn fled in, said it "leased two private jets it believed were for two separate clients, one flying from Dubai to Osaka in Japan and then on to Istanbul, and another flying from Istanbul to Beirut." (theguardian.com).

Ghosn allegedly fooled this private jet company to help him escape

Achrafieh is located in eastern Beirut in Lebanon, and said to be a prime location for investment and tourism.

The neighborhood in Beirut where Ghosn is right now

According to Fortune, "his fortune is now calculated to be about $70 million, down from around $120 million at the time of his first court appearance a year ago." (fortune.com).

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