Auto legend and ex-GM exec Bob Lutz slams fugitive Carlos Ghosn, says he has a 'god complex' and 'CEO disease'
Over time, Ghosn's ego has inflated, Lutz said, and Ghosn has developed what the former GM executive called "CEO disease."
"That type of personality does tend to pretty easily slip over the line and do things that the rest of us would not do because they think they're so important and so well-connected and of such vast importance to the economy that nobody would ever call them out on it," Lutz said. "These people who receive nothing but adulation from the media and from inside their own companies, never receive any negative feedback, they tend to develop this god complex and believe that they are above the law, to some extent," he added.
While Lutz said he was not accusing Ghosn of being guilty of financial misconduct, he said would be surprised if the charges against Ghosn were part of a conspiracy from within Nissan, as Ghosn has
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Japanese prosecutors raid Tokyo home of ex-Nissan chief Carlos GhosnJapanese prosecutors raided the Tokyo home of former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn after he skipped bail before a trial on financial misconduct charges and left for Lebanon.
Read more »
Turkey probes how ex-Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn fled to Lebanon via IstanbulTurkey's interior ministry said a number of suspects, including pilots, have been detained as part of the investigation launched into Carlos Ghosn fleeing Japan to Lebanon via Turkey.
Read more »
Fugitive ex-Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn says he fled Japan to escape 'injustice''I am now in Lebanon and will no longer be held hostage by a rigged Japanese justice system,' former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn said in a statement.
Read more »
Nissan ex-boss Carlos Ghosn to hold press conference on Jan. 8: lawyerNissan ex-boss Carlos Ghosn will hold a news conference in Beirut on Jan. 8, a l...
Read more »
Lebanon Receives Interpol Arrest Notice for Carlos GhosnLebanon received an Interpol arrest notice for the former Nissan Motor Co. chairman Carlos Ghosn, according to a justice ministry statement posted on the official Lebanese state news agency.
Read more »
Opinion | The Carlos Ghosn ExperienceFrom WSJopinion: It’s hard to blame Carlos Ghosn for fleeing Japan after his ill treatment, writes The Editorial Board
Read more »