Nissan Announces Senior Leadership Change for Mexico

Nissan Americas today announced that, effective April 1, José Valls will join the company as regional vice president, Commercial, Nissan Mexicana. In his new assignment, Valls will report to José Munoz, president and general director, Nissan Mexicana, and be responsible for the company’s commercial activities in Mexico.

Valls will oversee the company’s ongoing efforts to increase its presence in Mexico, where it currently holds the market-leader position with more than 23 percent share. He joins Nissan after 10 years with General Motors in Mexico and Latin America where, in his most recent assignment, he was responsible for sales operations, fleet and commercial, distribution, dealer development, product development and portfolio management.

“José’s proven ability to drive strong brands and robust sales will help Nissan achieve our goal of sustained market leadership in Mexico,” said Munoz. “His deep knowledge of Mexico’s competitive environment and Mexican consumers will be critical to our team’s ongoing success.”

Valls holds a bachelor’s degree in public accounting from Pontificia Universidad Catolica Santa Maria in Argentina and a master’s degree in management from the University of California-Berkeley. He succeeds Tom Scarpello, who has been appointed general manager, Global Marketing Communications and Global CMM, Infiniti Business Unit, based in Japan.

In the Americas, Nissan's operations include automotive styling, engineering, consumer and corporate financing, sales and marketing, distribution and manufacturing. Nissan is dedicated to improving the environment under the Nissan Green Program 2010 and has been recognized as a 2010 ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year by the U.S Environmental Protection Agency. More information on Nissan in North America, the Nissan LEAF and zero emissions can be found at www.nissanusa.com.

Contact:

Paula Angelo
Nissan Americas
Tel #: (615) 725-5828

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