Following the news of Johan de Nysschen’s sudden resignation from the helm of Audi of America on Friday after almost two decades with the company, including seven years as its CEO, Nissan Motor Co. today announced that it has named the 52-year-old executive as senior vice president of the Infiniti brand worldwide.
De Nysschen will officially join the Japanese carmaker on July 1, 2012, and will be based at Infiniti’s new global headquarters in Hong Kong, which officially opened on May 22 this year.
In his new position, the former head of Audi will report directly to Andy Palmer, Nissan Motor Company Executive Vice President, product planning, business strategy, marketing communications and responsible for the Infiniti division.
“We have exciting and ambitious plans for improving the Infiniti brand including introducing new models in all markets where premium customer demand exists,” said Palmer.
“Johan is a highly successful global luxury automotive executive and his leadership of Infiniti will be a key factor in realizing the potential of the Infiniti brand,” he added.
Before joining Audi, de Nysschen worked for BMW in South Africa. During his stay in Audi, he served in executive positions in South Africa, Japan and for the last seven years, as President of the brand’s American operations.
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