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Nov 2020
29m 31s

Meeting the fugitive CEO: Carlos Ghosn

THE TIMES
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When Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn fled house arrest in Tokyo and turned up in Beirut in December 2019, the details read like they’d come straight from the pages of a spy thriller. Accused of financial misconduct by Nissan, and facing a long trial and prison sentence, he decided to make a break for it. What’s his side of the story?


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Guest: John Arlidge, Sunday Times senior business writer.


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