TOKYO — Nissan Chief Working Officer Ashwani Gupta won’t be reappointed to the automaker’s board when his time period expires subsequent month, casting doubt on the way forward for the high-profile government who had been seen within the working for CEO.

The departure from the board of administrators of the previous long-time Renault government comes as Nissan is working to finalize the phrases of a sweeping reset of its decades-old alliance with the French automobile maker by mid-year.

Gupta joined Nissan’s management crew in late 2019, when Japan’s No. 3 automaker was trying to put an finish to a interval of turmoil triggered by the arrest and sacking of long-time chief Carlos Ghosn.

Allies of Gupta pressed the board in 2020 to advertise him to the function of co-CEO, hoping he would drive the corporate’s turnaround and enhance its relationship with long-term alliance accomplice Renault, however the promotion didn’t materialize.

Nissan stated on Friday that Gupta would step down from the board of administrators on June 27. An organization spokesperson stated it was not instantly clear whether or not he can be staying on in his function as COO.

On Thursday, Nissan, forecast a greater than anticipated 38 % rise in revenue this 12 months on stronger gross sales.

Gupta joined Renault in India in 2006 and later grew to become vice chairman in control of its international business automobile enterprise, a job he held till 2019 when he joined the alliance’s junior accomplice Mitsubishi Motors.

Nissan and Renault agreed in January to remake their two-decade-old alliance, with Renault decreasing its stake in Nissan to fifteen % from about 43 % to place them on equal footing.