From the moment news of Carlos Ghosn’s daring escape from Japan emerged on New Year’s Eve in 2019, it was obvious that it would be good material about a documentary. That is exactly what has happened and on August 25, Wanted: The Escape of Carlos Ghosn, will begin streaming on Apple TV+.
The four-part documentary has been executive produced by James Gay-Rees and Paul Martin from Formula 1: Drive to Survive and will detail the complete rise and fall of Ghosn, formerly one of the world’s most powerful automotive executives.
Ghosn had a long and successful career in the automotive industry, starting with an 18-year tenure at Michelin where he worked his way up the ranks and was ultimately appointed as chief executive of Michelin North America in 1990. In 1996, he joined Renault and was tasked with slashing costs at the carmaker. He did just that and played a pivotal role in the alliance formed between Renault and Nissan. In mid-2001, he was appointed as Nissan’s new chief executive while retaining his role at Renault.
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Fast forward to 2005 and Ghosn also became the chief executive of Renault, thus becoming the first person to run two companies on the Fortune Global 500 simultaneously.
However, things unraveled for Ghosn in November 2018 when he was arrested at the Tokyo International Airport on allegations of under-reporting his salary and misusing company assets. He was held in and out of Japanese prison through much of 2019 before he was released on bail. He then orchestrated a daring escape, contacting a former Green Beret and flying out of Japan on a private jet while hidden in a musical instrument box. He has remained in Lebanon ever since.