Manufacturing Executive - March/April 2009 - (Page 21) T his is one of the most challenging times in history for an accomplished senior executive to lead a key European manufacturing association. At the beginning of 2009, Carlos Ghosn, president and chief executive of Renault-Nissan, took the driving seat as head of ACEA, the European Automobile Manufacturersʼ Association, which represents the interests of most of Europeʼs leading carmakers. By then, auto manufacturers and suppliers across Europe had already been forced to slash production, close plants, and cut thousands of jobs as they struggled to stay roadworthy amid the worldʼs worst auto business slowdown in decades. “It is vital that our industry can keep fulfilling its key MAR/APR-09 Executive role in Europe in terms of growth, investments, em- Manufacturing TO THE FUTURE 21
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