Highest Level Executive Shuffle At Nissan’s Smyrna, Tennessee Plant

by Richard Burton

Just after completing one of its most ambitious projects at their Smyrna, Tennessee plant auto assembly, Nissan Motor Co. lost Susan Brennan, one of its highest profile manufacturing executives. Brennan is known to leave the company for seeking career opportunities outside Nissan and it will be Randy Knight – succeeding her as the VP Manufacturing of the Smyrna plant with effect from November 18, 2013. Mr. Randy Night was previously holding post of the material handling and production control director and is a veteran with Nissan for 30 years. As a matter of company policy Nissan denied any further comment … (more) November 21, 2013

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    by Richard Burton
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    by Richard Burton
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    by Richard Burton
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