Low-Key Professor Name-Dropped by Ghosn Startled by Spotlight
- Tokyo professor was mentioned by Ghosn at his Beirut briefing
- Corporate law expert says has doubts over charges on Ghosn pay
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The reference to “Tanaka-san” came about 30 minutes into Carlos Ghosn’s press conference, as the business world’s most high-profile fugitive made his case that the financial misconduct charges against him were baseless.
“A name you know very well: Tanaka-san, professor of corporate law, Tokyo University,” Ghosn said, citing the academic at length as someone who had reviewed his case documents and assured Ghosn’s legal team that the charges the former chairman and chief executive officer of Nissan Motor Co. and Renault SA was facing were without merit.