Hiroto Saikawa holds the position of Vice Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer at Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Chairman at Nissan (China) Investment Co., Ltd. (a subsidiary of Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.) and Director & Chief Competitive Officer at Dongfeng Motor Co., Ltd.

He is also on the board of Nmkv Co., Ltd.

In the past he was Executive Vice President of Renault Nissan Purchasing Organization and Vice President-Purchasing Strategy at Nissan Europe NV.

He received an undergraduate degree from the University of Tokyo.