Nissan exec Palmer leaves to become Aston Martin CEO

Palmer had a wide range of jobs at Nissan including chairman of the automaker's premium brand, Infiniti.

September 02, 2014 05:00 AM

TOKYO -- Andy Palmer, the car-guy chief planning officer at Nissan Motor Corp., who was once tipped as a possible future CEO, is leaving the company to head UK sports car maker Aston Martin.

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