Carlos Ghosn - The Turnaround Specialist

Carlos Ghosn, (Ghosn) had become a celebrity by early 2000s, for turning around Japanese auto major Nissan Motor Co into a success. This success at Nissan attracted the attention of Japanese people and media alike. A Japanese comic book Big Comic Superior serialized Ghosn's life history. The comic book aimed at energizing executives between the age group of 25-40. Akihiro Yoshino, editor Big Comic Superior said, "Ghosn-san has reformed the company and achieved a result that didn't seem possible in a Japanese framework. He has a message of hope that has woken people up to new possibilities and we wanted to convey that message." Ghosn became so popular in Japan that people gathered in large numbers at his site to get a photograph taken with him.

Ghosn was born in Brazil on March 9, 1954 to Jorge and Rose Ghosn. He was the second child of his parents, who were both of Lebanese origin (though, his mother possessed French citizenship). Ghosn's father had a business in Brazil and when Ghosn was six years old, his family shifted back to Lebanon, while his father stayed back in Brazil. Like all Lebanese families, Ghosn's family was also a close-knit one. Though his father was away from him, he played a major role in the day-to-day affairs of the family and had tremendous influence on Ghosn by instilling discipline and core values in him.