Nissan announces key management changes

Dubai : Nissan has announced key management changes to its leadership here in the Middle East region. Juergen Schmitz is appointed as Managing Director of Nissan Middle East and Markus Leithe has been named as the Managing Director of INFINITI Middle East.

Juergen Schmitz brings more than 25 years’ experience in the automotive industry to the role. He joins Nissan from Infiniti Middle East, where he led the Nissan subsidiary since 2011 – first as General Manager and then as Managing Director.

Juergen Schmitz will report to Kalyana Sivignanam, President of Nissan Middle East and Regional Vice President of Marketing and Sales for Africa, the Middle East and India.

Markus’ expertise as a Managing Director in the automotive industry has been built on 20 years of international experience. Leithe takes the reins at INFINITI Middle East following his role as the MD of Commercial Operations for General Motors.