Ghosn shot to fame in the 1990s for his miraculous turnaround of ailing carmaker Nissan, taking the Japanese firm from a $6 billion loss to a $2.7 billion profit in just one year. Nicknamed “Mr. Fix It”, he runs both Nissan and Parisbased Renault, and has won plaudits for his decision to use his two firms to jointly develop the world’s first lineup of electric cars, starting with the Nissan Leaf. In 2013 Ghosn built upon Renault Nissan’s alliance with Mitsubishi and established a new JV in China, the world’s largest auto market.