The senior manager at Nissan Motor Co. who led the probe into excess compensation for Chief Executive Officer Hiroto Saikawa and other executives is resigning, people with knowledge of the matter said, the latest sign of chaos engulfing the automaker's top ranks.
Christina Murray, Nissan's vice president in charge of audit and compliance, will leave the carmaker as soon as Sept. 10, said the sources, who asked not to be identified because the information isn't public. She began the investigation into overpayments in June, when former executive Greg Kelly said in a magazine interview that Saikawa had improperly received ¥47 million ($439,000) in 2013.
The latest sign of discord in the upper echelons is another headache for the automaker following the arrest of Carlos Ghosn, charged with financial crimes along with Kelly in November. Since then, Nissan's corporate governance has come under intense scrutiny, forcing the automaker to bring in more independent directors and establish oversight committees.