Nissan's Infiniti names new design chief

BEIJING, Aug 26 (Reuters): Nissan Motor Co's premium brand Infiniti said it has named Taisuke Nakamura as its new design chief, replacing Karim Habib who resigned from the post.

Canadian designer Habib, who spent only about two years in the role, is the latest non-Japanese senior executive to have left Nissan in the wake of the ouster of its powerful chairman Carlos Ghosn.

Nakamura was tapped internally from Yokohama-based Nissan, whom he joined in 1993. He is currently programme design director for Infiniti and has contributed to the brand's design since 2018.

His appointment is effective September 1, according to an Infiniti statement viewed by Reuters ahead of its release.

Nakamura is expected to report to Nissan's global design chief, Alfonso Albaisa.