Philippe Klein

Philippe Klein is a French-born engineer and businessman. He is Chief Planning Officer of Japanese automobile manufacturer Nissan from to .

Education

Born in 1957, Klein was educated at the École Supérieure de Physique et de Chimie Industrielles de la ville de Paris (The City of Paris Industrial Physics and Chemistry Higher Educational Institution) where he obtained his diploma in 1980. He gained a higher level diploma from the École Nationale Supérieure du Pétrole et des Moteurs (National Higher Educational Institution of Oil and Engines).

Career

In 1981, Klein started his career at Renault as an engineer in the Engine Development Department.

In September 2014, his appointment was announced as chief planning officer and member of the executive committee at Nissan, in succession to Andy Palmer.

In November 2019, Nissan announced Klein had left his position at the company as part of broader management team changes following on from the departure of CEO Hiroto Saikawa, who resigned in September 2019 after an internal audit found he and other executives were overpaid as part of a stock-related payment plan.