Nissan Motor Co. said Tuesday it has appointed Chief Planning Officer Ivan Espinosa as CEO, replacing Makoto Uchida, as the ailing automaker seeks to revive its business under new leadership after the collapse of merger talks with Honda Motor Co.Espinosa, who has primarily worked in product planning at Nissan in regions including Southeast Asia as well as Central and South America, will assume the top role on April 1, while Uchida, 58, will remain a director until a June shareholders' meeting.Espinosa, 46, will need to swiftly map out strategies to revive the company after its corporate per…READ FULL ARTICLE
