Nissan knew what they were getting into when they brought this guy in. Cutting bare corners, shitty plastics, crappy transmissions and shotty workmanship on a majority of their cars. This guy is guilty, but so is Nissan. They're using him as a scapegoat for some of their own misdoings, which is wrong.
The entire board should have their asses fired, if you think they were not in on this you're being delusional. Toyota and Honda are laughing and are probably waiting for them to go belly up so they can acquire their assets with Nissan decides to liquidate.
PS... Release the new Z and GTR