Renault Cuts Carlos Ghosn's Pay After Arrest in Japan
- Former chairman of French carmaker is awaiting trial in Tokyo
- Renault has already scrapped millions of euros in payouts
Carlos Ghosn, center, sits in a vehicle as he leaves his lawyer's office in Tokyo, on March 6, 2019.
Photographer: Takaaki Iwabu/BloombergRenault SA is likely to scrap the variable part of Carlos Ghosn’s 2018 compensation -- which would have been worth almost a quarter of a million euros -- after its former chairman was charged for alleged financial crimes in Japan, according to people familiar with the matter.
Renault’s board remuneration committee plans to recommend on Wednesday that Ghosn is only entitled to his fixed salary of 1 million euros ($1.12 million) for his work last year when he was also chief executive officer, said the people, who asked not to be named because the information isn’t public. The variable portion of about 225,000 euros will be withheld, one of the people said.