Ghosn planned to remove Saikawa as Nissan CEO before arrest in Japan, sources say Ghosn planned to remove Saikawa as Nissan CEO before arrest in Japan, sources say December 9, 2018 dzadmin Comments 0 Comment Carlos Ghosn was planning to remove Nissan CEO Hiroto Saikawa before Ghosn was arrested in Japan last month for alleged financial misconduct, people familiar with the matter said.