Jean-Paul Mari Appointed as Vice President, Communications for Nissan Europe

Trappes, France (ots/PRNewswire) - Jean-Paul Mari has been
appointed by Nissan Europe as its new Vice President of
Communications.

In this senior role, Mari will oversee all areas of communications
including corporate, product, design and technology and internal
across Nissan's European operations in 31 countries and will report
directly to Eric Nicolas, Senior Vice President, Administration and
Finance with immediate effect.

Mari, 58, joins the company with a full career history in
communications and the automotive industry. His most recent role was
as Director, Communications and Motorsport with Renault Sport
Technologies where he was responsible for leading Renault's
non-Formula 1 motorsport policy for four years.

Prior to this, Mari held a number of other roles at Renault
including Director, Renault Product and Brand Information,
spearheading Renault brand's product communication and international
press launches. From 1982 to 1993, Jean-Paul was Communications
Director for over 7,000 employees at Renault's Douai plant and was
also Communications Director at Usinor Dunkerque responsible for
16,000 employees between 1980 and 1982.

"With an impressive track record, I am confident that Jean-Paul
will support in developing the Nissan brand objectives with a solid
communications strategy for Europe. Jean-Paul joins us in a year
where the industry faces many headwinds but it's also an exciting
period for Nissan with ambitious plans for growth in Europe and I am
sure he will rise to these challenges and more," said Eric Nicolas.

Jean-Paul Mari holds a diploma in journalism from the University
of Lille. He is married and has three children.

In Europe, Nissan employs approximately 12,000 people in its
design, research and development, manufacturing, logistics, and
sales and marketing operations. Last year, the company manufactured a
total of 507,201 vehicles in its Spanish and British plants and sold
539,773 vehicles in Europe. Nissan Europe's Head Office is based in
Trappes (Paris), France.

Contact information:

Penny Szczepaniak

Corporate Communications, Nissan Europe

Tel: +33-1-30-13-57-87

www.nissaneurope-newsbureau.com

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Contact:
Contact information: Penny Szczepaniak, Corporate Communications,
Nissan Europe, Tel: +33-1-30-13-57-87,
www.nissaneurope-newsbureau.com