Griffiths, who was previously personnel manager at the car manufacturer's Sunderland plant, will not only be in charge of HR in the UK, but will also be responsible for a drive to improve efficiency in the company across Europe. In addition he will have responsibility for the early-phase HR planning for Nissan's new manufacturing plant being built in St Petersburg, Russia,and will oversee the management of a global training centre based in Sunderland. Griffiths said: "I'm looking forward to my new responsibilities and the challenge of improving our HR level of service through improved efficiencies and common processes."
People on the move: Nissan
Danny Griffiths has become human resources director for UK operations at Nissan.
