This all comes 17 months after Ashwani Gupta left his position as Nissan’s Chief Operating Officer, leaving CEO Makoto Uchida as the sole top-level executive. This appears to be far from ideal when one of the most influential activist investors in Japan, Effissimo Capital Management, is interested in the company.

The Chief Financial Officer of Nissan has reportedly resigned after its CEO declared ‘Emergency Mode’ after significant sales and financial declines.

Reports of Nissan’s CFO leaving follow the departure of chief operating officer Ashwani Gupta in 2023 and the sensational arrest for former chief executive Carlos Ghosn in 2018. Several carmakers are struggling to cope with a shift toward electric cars, increased competition and weak demand from customers.

Nissan CFO Stephen Ma could be about to step down, this as the Japanese automaker faces massive layoffs and declining revenues.

Nissan Motor's CFO Stephen Ma is set to step down, Bloomberg News reported on Saturday, citing people familiar with the matter. It is unclear whether Ma will leave the automaker or be demoted, the report said.

Ma joined Nissan in 1996 in North America and worked in financial roles in China and Japan before being promoted to CFO in December of 2019

Motor Co. is facing a leadership change as Chief Financial Officer Stephen Ma is preparing to step down, according to Bloomberg News. This development comes shortly after the Japanese automaker issued a profit warning and announced a major global restructuring plan,