TOKYO (Reuters) - The head of Suntory Holdings, Takeshi Niinami, said he was not interested in replacing the CEO at Nissan Motor Co <7201.T>, which has been struggling with scandal and plunging profits, saying there was more work to do at the Japanese drinks maker.
"It would be an honour to be considered a candidate, but there are things to do as Suntory CEO which would take a few more years, and I am not currently interested," he said in an emailed statement after a report said he was one of a few candidates for Nissan's leadership.
The first outsider to lead the century-old Japanese drinks maker, 60-year-old Niinami is widely expected to eventually hand back the reins to the founding family.
(Reporting by Ritsuko Ando; Editing by Himani Sarkar)
