Ex-GM exec Bob Lutz slams Carlos Ghosn, says he has a ‘god complex’
The allegations that Carlos Ghosn, the former head of the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance, underreported his income at Nissan and used company money for personal gain are not surprising, former General Motors vice chairman Bob Lutz told CNBC on Thursday.
Over time, Ghosn’s ego has inflated, Lutz said, and Ghosn has developed what the former GM executive called “CEO disease.”
“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,” Lutz said.
A representative for Ghosn told Business Insider that CNBC’s interview with Jeff Sonnenfeld, the associate dean for leadership studies at the Yale School of Managemen, on Thursday was “far more relevant and informed” than Lutz’s.
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