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 and Infiniti. 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.
Education
| Jun | 1987 | Waseda University Faculty of Science and Engineering |
Career Profile
| Apr | 2024 | Executive Officer, Executive Vice President, Chief Technology Officer *
R&D
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| Apr | 2021 | Executive officer, executive vice president
Chief Technology Officer, R&D
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| Jun | 2019 | Executive officer, executive vice president
Deputy alliance EVP, Nissan R&D, Product Development
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| May | 2019 | Executive vice president
Deputy alliance EVP, Nissan R&D, Product Development
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| Apr | 2018 | Senior vice president
Alliance SVP, Nissan R&D, Product Development
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| Apr | 2017 | Corporate vice president
Nissan Product Development No. 1, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
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| Apr | 2014 | Corporate vice president, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. Senior vice president, R&D, Nissan North America, Inc. |
| Feb | 2014 | Corporate vice president, Research Center, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. Senior vice president, R&D, Nissan North America, Inc. |
| Apr | 2013 | Corporate vice president, Research Center, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. |
| Apr | 2009 | Senior vice president, R&D and TCS, Nissan International S.A. |
| Apr | 2008 | General Manager, IT and ITS Engineering Department, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. |
| Apr | 2004 | Seconded to Nissan Technical Center North America, Inc. |
| Apr | 2001 | Manager, Electric System |
| Apr | 1987 | Joined Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. |
| *Current As of April, 2024 |
