Nissan Overpaid Ghosn Whistle-Blower Hari Nada Along With CEO

Nissan Motor Co. overpaid other executives in addition to its chief executive officer, according to people with knowledge of the matter, among them Senior Vice President Hari Nada, a key figure in the downfall of former chairman Carlos Ghosn.

CEO Hiroto Saikawa told reporters in Japan Sept. 5 that he and several other Nissan executives received excess compensation. At least four other Nissan managers were also overpaid, the people said, asking not to be identified because the information isn’t public.

Hiroto Saikawa speaks in Yokohama, Japan on July 25, 2019.

Photographer: Akio Kon/Bloomberg

They include Nada, who cooperated with prosecutors in the investigation against Ghosn, and Executive Vice President Asako Hoshino ...