Carlos Ghosn to take on greater role in Renault reshuffle Renault's chief executive has moved to take more operational control at the French carmaker under a proposed management reshuffle that follows the acrimonious departure of its second-in-command last week. Carlos Ghosn will create two business units to manage products and sales, headed by executives reporting directly to him, under a reorganisation that divides and eliminates the role held by Carlos Tavares, who found himself without a job after publicly coveting a role heading other carmakers. The departure of the former chief operating officer, considered Renault's leader-in-waiting, has highlighted a scarcity of potential future leaders at the carmaker. Company officials said the reshuffle, which will be presented to union representatives next week, provided a timely opportunity to promote a number of young rising stars to executive roles. The enforced reorganisation at the top of the company comes at an awkward time for Renault, which is struggling with slumping sales in its core European markets and falling profitability in its main growth markets of Brazil and Russia. The reorganisation is seen increasing day-to-day responsibilities at Renault for Mr Ghosn, 59, who also heads Japanese carmaker Nissan and oversees the global alliance between the two companies. Mr Tavares, a protégé of Mr Ghosn, stepped down two weeks after a frank media interview in which the heir apparent shocked colleagues and dismayed his board of directors by stating that he did not want to wait around for the company's effusive chief executive to retire and said he was looking to run General Motors or Ford Motor instead.