Nissan, Mitsubishi Executives Exit as Ghosn Empire Is Dismantled

Executives from Nissan Motor Co. and Mitsubishi Motors Corp. are exiting as part of a wider shuffle among the top ranks of the Japanese automakers’ alliance with Renault SA following the arrest of Carlos Ghosn in November.

Arun Bajaj, the alliance’s senior vice president for human resources, exited Nissan as of March 11 after a leave of absence, the Yokohama, Japan-based carmaker said in a statement Wednesday. He had been involved in the probe related to charges against former Chairman Ghosn. On the same day, Mitsubishi said Trevor Mann, handpicked by the auto titan to serve as the smaller automaker’s chief operating officer, will leave as of April 1.