7-Eleven to replace CEO with Stephen Dacus in Couche-Tard takeover battle: reports

Is this the usual Japanese corporate strategy to bring in a foreigner to do the dirty but necessary work? And then once they've rescued the pathetic management, to throw him in jail?

I'd advise Mr. Dacus not to say or write anything about your future compensation.

Doing a Ghosn?

Olympus tried it,too.

Pin the tail on the Gaijin.

Canada's Alimentation Couche-Tard  Image: AFP/File

Looks like a regular 7-Eleven to me.

I hope he knows what he is getting into. From the "inside" here in Japan, corporations have not been kind, historically speaking, to foreign CEO's.

Could this be a case of looking for a fall guy to blame?

Looks like a regular 7-Eleven to me.

Dont let a little thing like facts bother you here.

May be Mr. Dacus should talk to Mr. Ghosn first.

He’ll be OK, as 7-11 was originally an American company.

They were out to get Gohsn from the beginning because Nissan is a nearly 100-year old Japanese company. A foreigner in charge was completely unacceptable.

Slowly but surly 7-11 is beginning to show signs of cracks under the pressure of a  $47-billion !! and who wouldn't

7-11 and all convenience stores rapidly losing relevance in digital and robot delivery autonomous age and soon nobody will be buying gas as well, as most prefer to plug their cars in at night once a week vs. pumping gas.

I was going to mention Ghosen, but half a dozen people beat me to it

there are other foreign nationals on the 7-11 board.

all the japanese board members have only worked at 7-11, naturally. the foreign members changed companies every 3-5 years.

experience at the inner workings of different companies adds to a repertoire of problem solving experience and innovative operating methods.

As long as he's not a couch tard, I'm sure he'll do a good job.