Article: GM veteran Peter named Nissan CFO.

Byline: Hans Greimel

Nissan Motor Co. has poached General Motors veteran Joseph Peter to replace Alain Dassas as the Japanese company's new CFO.

Peter is currently vice president and CFO of international operations at General Motors Co. in Shanghai. Dassas, who was sent to Nissan from its French partner Renault SA in 2007, will return to France and keep working on special projects for the alliance, Nissan said today.

Nissan spokesman Alan Buddendeck said Dassas departed for family reasons.

"It's a very personal decision that Alain came to the leadership with a couple of months ago," Buddendeck said, without giving further details.

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