Carlos Ghosn It goes some way to explaining just how well respected Carlos Ghosn is that so many worry about his succession. The only execu- tive to head two Fortune 500 companies, he shot to fame in the 1990s for his miracu- lous turnaround of ailing carmaker Nissan, taking the Japanese firm from a $6bn loss to… It goes some way to explaining just how well respected Carlos Ghosn is that so many worry about his succession. The only execu- tive to head two Fortune 500 companies, he shot to fame in the 1990s for his miracu- lous turnaround of ailing carmaker Nissan, taking the Japanese firm from a $6bn loss to a $2.7bn profit in just one year. His jet- setting lifestyle sees him travel an estimated 300,000 miles a year to lead both Nissan and Paris-based Renault. He may have even exceeded that number in 2015 following a power struggle between the two companies and the French government. Chairman and CEO, Renault/Nissan Origin:Lebanon Residence:Brazil Sector:Industry