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NTN Americas Region Bids Farewell to Outgoing CEO Sogo, Welcomes Miyake

Mt. Prospect, Ill. – On May 2, 2018, the NTN Americas Region held a brief ceremony in the Mount Prospect, Illinois headquarters to express its appreciation to outgoing CEO Mr. Tetsuya Sogo and welcome incoming CEO Mr. Katsuaki Miyake.

Mr. Sogo, Senior Executive Officer of NTN Corporation, is repatriating to Japan next week for his new appointment to the position of Corporate General Manager of NTN Financial Headquarters in Osaka, Japan.

Succeeding Mr. Sogo is Mr. Katsuaki Miyake, Executive Officer of NTN Corporation. Mr. Miyake joined NTN in 1988 and has held successive roles in production and manufacturing during his tenure. Most recently, Mr. Miyake was President of the NTN Iwata Works in Japan and also Deputy Corporate General Manager of the Automotive Headquarters.

“We’d like to express our appreciation to Mr. Sogo for his leadership as our CEO since 2013. His contributions led to significant growth in our revenue, profit, and expansion of our operations in the Americas,” said Pete Tully, Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer for the NTN Americas Region. “We wish Mr. Sogo success in his new assignment in Japan and welcome Mr. Miyake as the new CEO of the NTN Americas Region.”

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Founded in 1918, NTN is one of the world’s largest producers of premium quality ball and roller bearings, long recognized for the most stringent quality standards in the industry. With plants around the globe and a strong domestic manufacturing network, over 80% of the products sold by NTN in North America are made by one of the ten plants the company operates in the USA and Canada.  NTN USA Corporation serves as the headquarters and holding company of NTN’s entities across the Americas, including its subsidiary companies for manufacturing and sales. For more information, visit www.ntnamericas.com.