NISSAN NORTH AMERICA - Key Persons


Adam Cairo

Job Titles:
  • Engineer, Fleet and Commercial Sales

Brent Richardson

Job Titles:
  • Analyst, Programs and Contracts, Fleet and Commercial Sales

Brittany Vanderhoof


Chris Meyer


Damian Herd


Ed Sharayha


Jerry Zielinski


Joe Montague


Lan Trinh


Makoto Uchida

Job Titles:
  • Director, Representative Executive Officer, President and CEO
Makoto Uchida is a Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. director, representative executive officer, president and CEO. Uchida served in a variety of positions at both Nissan and the Alliance throughout his career. After starting with Nissan in 2003, Uchida held roles across the Alliance as a manager in the Renault-Nissan Purchasing Organization (RNPO) beginning in 2006 and corporate vice president of Alliance Purchasing from 2016 to 2018. In his time at Nissan, Uchida has worked to enhance synergies with Alliance partners. In his most recent role, Uchida led Nissan's China business, serving as senior vice president of Nissan, chairperson of the Management Committee for China (MC China), and president of Dongfeng Motor Co., Ltd., the joint venture between Nissan and Dongfeng Motor Group in China. During this time, Uchida expanded Nissan's presence in the Chinese market. Makoto Uchida graduated with a degree in theology from Doshisha University in Japan. He speaks Japanese and English.

Mark Namuth


Peter Hanley

Job Titles:
  • National Sr. Manager, Fleet and Commercial Sales

Ross Friedmann

Job Titles:
  • Commercial Sales Manager

Scott Bargatze


Small Fleet

Job Titles:
  • Commercial Sales Manager
  • National Sales Manager

Stephanie Sanders

Job Titles:
  • Analyst, Fleet and Commercial Sales

Tim Lampley

Job Titles:
  • Relationship Manager, Fleet Management Company ( FMC ) Sales

Travis Duncan