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As chief operating officer, the Indian national quickly became one of the firm's primary public faces, looming large at quarterly earnings press conferences, and was tipped as a potential future CEO. Nissan said Gupta had"elected to leave the company to pursue other opportunities effective June 27", without detailing the reasons for his departure.The Financial Times first reported Gupta's surprise departure on Thursday, saying Uchida and Gupta had clashed, with the latter seen as sometimes overstepping his role and undermining his boss.
It has also weathered rocky relations with its French alliance partner Renault, with Ghosn alleging the charges against him were levelled to block his attempts to bring the two firms closer together. The Financial Times said Renault executives had long viewed Gupta as"one of the biggest obstacles in negotiations between the alliance partners" because he consistently rejected the French company's demands.
"Gupta's departure may raise concerns about Nissan's stability and well-balanced top management," he added.
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