During his Nissan tenure, Noziere has held leadership roles in corporate planning and finance in the U.S. and Canada, and the company's Light Commercial Vehicle & Fleet division in Japan. He has a master's degree in electrical engineering from the Ecole Superieure d'Electricite in France as well as a master's degree in business from Columbia University. "This set of management appointments enables Nissan to sharpen its focus on growth and development in Canada and Brazil, while preserving stability and business continuity across our entire Americas organization," said Carlos Tavares, chairman, Nissan Americas. "Catherine, Rebecca and Eric will each bring functional expertise as well as critical knowledge of the company to their new positions, demonstrating the bench strength of our Americas leadership team." In the Americas, Nissan's operations include automotive styling, engineering, consumer and corporate financing, sales and marketing, distribution and manufacturing.