Kunio Nakaguro

Kunio Nakaguro serves as executive vice president for Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (NML), leading global research and development for all products under the Nissan, Infiniti, and Datsun brands. He also serves as senior vice president for product development under the Renault, Nissan, and Mitsubishi alliance. Nakaguro is a member of NML’s executive committee.

Under Nakaguro’s leadership, NML is developing the next generation of products and technologies to deliver more autonomy, more connectivity, and more electrification to customers in Japan and around the world. This includes NML’s industry-leading zero-emission and e-POWER electric powertrains, the Pro-PILOT semi-autonomous driver assistance system, and advanced connected car technologies and safety features. NML is further evolving these products and technologies alongside its global alliance partners, Renault and Mitsubishi Motors.

Nakaguro joined NML in 1987, following his graduation from the faculty of science and engineering at Waseda University in Tokyo. He has held various executive positions in engineering, research and development, and information technologies for NML in Japan, Europe, and North America. This includes several key leadership roles in the research and technical centers for Nissan Europe and Nissan North America.

Nakaguro speaks Japanese and English.