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'No time left:' Nissan No. 3 Seki explains decision to bolt

Passion shown by new boss at Nidec sealed deal for 58-year-old

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Nissan Vice Chief Operating Officer Jun Seki speaks at a news conference in early December. (Photo by Karina Noka)

HIROYUKI KOIZUMI, Nikkei staff writer
December 28, 2019 05:20 JST

TOKYO -- Nissan Motor's vice chief operating officer said he chose to leave the carmaker -- where he was promoted to No. 3 just this month -- for a position at Japanese motor maker Nidec in part because the clock is winding down for him.

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