[2] In 1994 de Vries joined Nissan at the European head-office in Amsterdam.
In South Africa, de Vries "had a chance to meet Nelson Mandela a few times.
"[2] In 2008, de Vries moved to Nissan's Global Headquarters in Yokohama, Japan.
From 2009 to 2010, he was Program Director for Nissan's all rear wheel drive vehicles.
In November 2010, he was named Corporate Vice President, Global Head of Marketing and Brand Strategy.