Japanese conspirators hid the genius of business in Kutuzka

At about five in the evening on November 19, a private businessjet with a large inscription from a combination of letters and numbers on board - N155an landed in Japan's largest in Japan. Together with the ladder, a white minivan drove up to a luxurious jet aircraft, from which strong men in dark costumes came out. They went aboard the businessjack, and no one appeared from it for a long time. Then three cars flew up to the ladder, they quickly planted passengers of the aircraft and took out of the airport at high speed. Thus, a sensational arrest of one of the most powerful people in the world of international business, which had a reputation, possibly the most skillful and successful planet manager, was carried out.

64-year-old Carlos Gon, a Brazilian with a French passport, headed the triple alliance of the French concern Renault, the Japanese Nissan and Mitsubishi Motors, which had just reached first in the world in terms of sales of cars. In the first six months of this year, he sold 5.54 million cars around the world, slightly ahead of the Volkswagen group with its indicator of 5.52 million.

False declarations and residences around the world

Carlos Gong until recently had luxurious residences in many countries of the planet, but now he was in a tiny camera-lobby of the main Tokyo prison, where, incidentally, they contain those sentenced to death-

The building has a room with a gallows.

The execution of the genius of business does not threaten, however, as knowledgeable people believe, in an unfavorable situation, he may well shine for up to ten years behind bars.

* A special investigative group of the Tokyo prosecutor's office arrested Carlos Gon on suspicion of a major violation of Japanese financial legislation. Specifically, we are talking about the fact that from 2010–2015. He really received about 10 billion yen as the chairman of the Nissan board of directors (approximately $ 89 million). However, only half of them declared from them. The prosecutor’s office considers this item practically proven, although, as reported, there is another significant compromising evidence on Gona.

• They say that he agreed with Nissan on an additional output aid for his departure from the post, but also hid its size, although it is supposed to inform the authorities about such payments, even future, in Japan.

• There is evidence that Gon transferred his losses to the corporation from personal unsuccessful investment in the amount of about $ 15 million.

• In Amsterdam, at the initiative of Gona, the Nissan was completely created at the Nissan funds, which was not engaged in its direct business, but acquired luxurious ruttan apartments in Rio de Janeiro and Beirut, where the childhood of a genius of business passed.

• Nissan also paid him elite housing in Paris, Tokyo and Amsterdam.

• Carlos Gong used the luxurious businessjet of the corporation for personal needs (the same, with the inscription N155AN on board), which also takes place in the category of thieves' embezzlement of the company's funds. On the plane, recently, for example, he constantly drove to his house in the fashionable area of ​​Beirut, where Nissan does not have any special business interests.

I think other sins of the top manager sitting now alone will come up, but the main question is in another-what is behind his arrest?

Monument to the headquarters

In the late 90s, Nissan experienced difficult times: he hopelessly lagged behind his main opponent, Toyota, and experienced huge financial difficulties-they even talked about bankruptcy. The lifesaver came from distant France: the Renault company, which is under the control of the government, decided to buy a huge package of shares of the Japanese corporation, which saved it from death. In exchange for Nissan, in 1999, Carlos Gon, who had been spent by the vice president of the French company, had been sent with dictatorial powers in 1999.

He carried out a merciless restructuring with an iron hand: he reduced Nissan costs by almost $ 9 billion, fired more than 20 thousand workers, closed five unprofitable plants. Since 2002, the corporation headed by Carlos Gon began to produce promising, attractive cars of cars one after another. The sales volume in 2004, compared with the crisis of 1999, jumped 12%. Nissan again began to confidently compete with Toyota around the world, and his products again became the embodiment of quality and innovation. For example, it now occupies a leading position in the implementation of mass electric vehicles, in the development of unmanned machines.

The reputation of Carlos Gon as a genius of business jumped to heaven, and in “Nissan” he little by little established the regime of personal power-

No one had the opportunity to challenge the opinion of the Savior of the Corporation. Although dissatisfaction was steadily accumulating: Nissan, in his income and other indicators, significantly circumvented Renault, but occupied a “humiliating” situation in the alliance. The French had 43.4% of the shares and their representatives in the Council of Directors in the Japanese company. And Nissan received only 15% of Renault shares and had no voice when making decisions.

The Japanese also infuriated the Japanese that Carlos Gon over time lost interest in their country: he believed that its market had no growth prospects, and was looking for good luck in other corners of the planet-in China, Southeast Asia, in Russia. As a result, in terms of sales in Japan itself, Nissan rolled up in fifth place among national car companies. The cult of the personality of Carlos Gonu was also infuriated-in the headquarters of Nissan in Yokogam, he, for example, installed a composition of nickelled steel ordered by the Lebanese friend bought for a million dollars. In the company, she was perceived with resentment as a monument to the Raid itself.

Dissatisfaction grew and finally broke out. The detonator, according to Japan, was French President Emmanuel Macron.

Will the alliance survive?

The position of the current owner of the Champs Elysee has long been not brilliant: the level of support, in polls, fell to 25%, which is largely due to the large scale of unemployment. The French state has the largest stake in Renault, personnel decisions depend on it. According to Japanese data, Macron put forward a Gonu Ultimatum - he will agree with his long stay at the post of head of the corporation only if decisive steps are taken to absorb Nissan with all its wealth. The new united company, under the full French control, according to this plan, could contribute to the expansion of employment in the country, and its creation was supposed to be submitted as one of the most successful national projects of the Macron administration.

Carlos Gon for a long time was against the complete merger of Renault and Nissan. But under the pressure of the France authorities, he changed its position. Last September, at a meeting of the Board of Directors, Nissan, Gon said that it was time to take bold steps to integrate two corporations.

The Japanese leadership of Nissan felt a threat and decided to act quickly: a secret internal check of financial violations of Carlos Gon was carried out. Dad with the data received was handed over to the Tokyo Prosecutor's Office.

Rauna has not yet been charged, but he has already been shifted from the post of chairman of the board of directors of the corporation. The same decision was quickly made in Mitsubishi Motors (the third member of the alliance).

Such a development of events caused a shock in Paris -

In Renault, they still leave his high post for the rut, and the French government claims that they believe in the presumption of innocence and the indestructibility of the Renault Union with two Japanese companies.

They are trying to achieve support from the official Tokyo. But the Japanese government has already stated that it does not intend to intervene in the affairs of Nissan, which could turn into tension in relations between the two countries.

The prospects of the alliance are now foggy: Nissan makes it clear that he will no longer tolerate the French emissar as his leader and will demand complete equality in the Union. The corporation transparently hints that one can live alone, only in the Commonwealth with Mitsubishi. In addition, it seems to many that the alliance in its former form is no longer possible: he was entirely built under the bright individuality of Carlos Gon, whose brilliant career broke off so unexpectedly.

Tokyo