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Notice of Change of Representatives and Executive PersonnelJune 25, 2019Press Release

Following approval by the 120th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders held today (for partial amendments to the Articles of Incorporation), NTN Corporation (hereafter, NTN) has transferred from a Company with Board of Company Auditors to a Company with Nominating Committee, etc. In line with this, at the Board of Directors meeting held after the conclusion of Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, the Company has made a decision on change of representatives as well as members of the Nominating, Audit and Compensation Committees, and Executive Officers.

1. Change of Representatives (as of June 25, 2019)

(1) Reason of change

By transition to a Company with Nominating Committee etc.

(2) Contents of transfer

Name New Position Former Position
Hiroshi Ohkubo Director
Representative Executive Officer
President, Executive Officer
President, Representative Director
Keiji Ohashi Representative Executive Officer
Senior managing Executive Officer
Managing Director
Yoshinori Terasaka Director
Representative Executive Officer
Senior managing Executive Officer
Managing Director
Hideaki Miyazawa Director
Representative Executive Officer
Senior managing Executive Officer
Managing Director
Hironori Inoue Director Executive Vice President,
Representative Director

2. Committee Members (as of June 25, 2019)

(1) Nominating Committee

Director (Outside)Noboru Tsuda (Chairman)

Director (Outside)Kouji Kawahara

Director (Outside)Akira Wada

DirectorHiroshi Ohkubo

DirectorHironori Inoue

(2) Audit Committee

Director (Outside)Kouji Kawahara (Chairman)

Director (Outside)Tadao Kagono

Director (Outside)Ryo Kawakami

DirectorHironori Inoue

(3) Compensation Committee

Director (Outside)Akira Wada (Chairman)

Director (Outside)Ryo Kawakami

Director (Outside)Noboru Tsuda

DirectorHiroshi Ohkubo

DirectorToshinori Shiratori

3. Executive Officers (as of June 25, 2019)

Name New Position Former Position
Hiroshi Ohkubo* Representative Executive Officer
President, Executive Officer
President, Representative Director
Keiji Ohashi Representative Executive Officer
Senior Managing Executive Officer
Managing Director
Yoshinori Terasaka* Representative Executive Officer
Senior Managing Executive Officer
Managing Director
Hideaki Miyazawa* Representative Executive Officer
Senior Managing Executive Officer
Managing Director
Itsuji Goto Senior Managing Executive Officer Managing Director
Eiichi Ukai* Managing Executive Officer Director
Takehiko Umemoto Managing Executive Officer Director
Kazuki Kawashima Managing Executive Officer Director
Toshinori Shiratori* Managing Executive Officer Director
Hidefumi Tsuji Managing Executive Officer Director
Masaki Egami Executive Officer Managing Operating Officer
Isao Ozako Executive Officer Managing Operating Officer
Koji Kametaka Executive Officer Managing Operating Officer
Tetsuya Sogo Executive Officer Managing Operating Officer
Masaaki Yamamoto Executive Officer Operating Officer

* Persons with the mark concurrently hold Directors.

4. Responsible of Executive Officers

Position Name Responsible
Representative Executive Officer
President, Executive Officer
Hiroshi Ohkubo CEO (Chief Executive Officer)
Representative Executive Officer
Senior Managing Executive Officer
Keiji Ohashi CFO (Chief Financial Officer)
General Affairs
EHS (Environment, Health & Safety)
Integrated Management
Representative Executive Officer
Senior Managing Executive Officer
Yoshinori Terasaka CTO (Chief Technology Officer)
New Product and Business Strategic Planning Headquarters
Americas Region
Representative Executive Officer
Senior Managing Executive Officer
Hideaki Miyazawa Corporate General Manager,
Automotive Business Headquarters
Europe & Africa Region
Senior Managing Executive Officer Itsuji Goto CSR Headquarters
Cost Planning Department
China Region
Managing Executive Officer Eiichi Ukai Aftermarket Business Headquarters
Quality Assurance Headquarters
NTN Korea Co., Ltd.
ASEAN, Oceania & West Asia Region
India Region
Managing Executive Officer Takehiko Umemoto General Manager, EV Module Division
Managing Executive Officer Kazuki Kawashima Corporate General Manager,
Industrial Business Headquarters
Green Energy Products Division
Managing Executive Officer Toshinori Shiratori Corporate General Manager,
Corporate Strategy Headquarters
Human Resources
Managing Executive Officer Hidefumi Tsuji Procurement Headquarters
Supply & Demand Center
Composite Material Product Division
Executive Officer Masaki Egami Research, Engineering
Executive Officer Isao Ozako Corporate General Manager,
Production Headquarters
Production Engineering R&D Center
Executive Officer Koji Kametaka Deputy Corporate General Manager,
Automotive Business Headquarters
General Manager,
Electric Module Products Division
Executive Officer Tetsuya Sogo Corporate General Manager,
Finance Headquarters
Executive Officer Masaaki Yamamoto Deputy Corporate General Manager,
Corporate Strategy Headquarters

Reference: Name and profile of the new Representative Executive Officers

Name Hiroshi Ohkubo (Date of birth: May 14, 1953)
Business career April 1977 Joined the Company
April 2004 Deputy General Manager, Finance Department
August 2009 Director, NTN Wälzlager (Europa) GmbH
April 2010 Operating Officer
June 2010 Finance and Accounting Department, Budgeting Department
April 2011 Accounting Department, Legal Department, Internal Audit Department
April 2012 Legal Department, Fair Trade Promoting Office, Internal Audit Department
June 2012 Director
October 2012 Corporate General Manager, Finance Headquarters
CSR Department, Legal Department, Fair Trade Promoting Office,
Internal Audit Department
June 2013 Managing Director Management Division
April 2014 Executive Vice President and Director
Corporate Strategy Headquarters, Management Division
June 2014 President, Representative Director
June 2019 Director (current position)
Representative Executive Officer (current position)
President, Executive Officer, CEO (current position)

Number of shares of the Company held: 94 thousand shares

Name Keiji Ohashi (Date of birth: October 14, 1956)
Business career April 1979 Joined the Company
April 2003 General Manager, Management Department, KUWANA WORKS
April 2006 General Manager, Management Department, IWATA WORKS
April 2007 Deputy General Manager, IWATA WORKS
General Manager, Management Department, IWATA WORKS
January 2008 General Manager, General Affairs Department
April 2010 Operating Officer
August 2010 General Manager, Human Resources
General Affairs Department
April 2011 General Manager, Human Resources, General Affairs Department
April 2012 Human Resources, General Affairs Department
June 2012 Director
April 2014 Human Resources, General Affairs, Global Personnel Training Department
June 2014 Managing Director, Management Division
October 2014 Management, Procurement, Logistics, Cost Planning Division
April 2015 Corporate General Manager, Finance Headquarters
General Affairs, Environment Division
CSR Headquarters
April 2016 Corporate General Manager, Finance Headquarters
General Affairs, Environmental Management Department
CSR Headquarters
April 2018 Finance Headquarters, General Affairs,
Environmental Management Department
CSR Headquarters
October 2018 Finance Headquarters, General Affairs Department
CSR Headquarters
May 2019 Corporate General Manager, CSR Headquarters
Finance Headquarters, General Affairs Department
June 2019 Representative Executive Officer (current position)
Senior Executive Officer, CTO (current position)
General Affairs, EHS (Environment, Health & Safety) Integrated Management Department (current position)

Number of shares of the Company held: 91 thousand shares

Name Yoshinori Terasaka (Date of birth: August 30, 1959)
Business career April 1983 Joined the Company
August 2008 General Manager, Constant Velocity Joints Engineering Department,
Automotive Product Headquarters
April 2011 General Manager, Constant Velocity Joints Technology Department,
Automotive Product Headquarters (concurrently)
General Manager, Corner Module Technology Department
April 2012 Operating Officer
Deputy Corporate General Manager, Automotive Business Headquarters
June 2013 Director
April 2014 Managing Director
Corporate General Manager, Automotive Business Headquarters
EV Module Business Headquarters
June 2014 Corporate General Manager, Automotive Business Headquarters
EV Module Business Headquarters
October 2014 Corporate General Manager, Automotive Business Headquarters
ASEAN & Oceania Region, India & West Asia Region
EV Module Business Headquarters
April 2015 Research, Engineering, Quality Management Division,
Composite Material Product Division,
ASEAN & Oceania Region, India & West Asia Region, Americas Region
June 2015 Research, Engineering Division, Americas Region,
Composite Material Product Division
Quality Management Division
April 2016 Research, Engineering Division, Americas Region
Quality Management Division
April 2017 Research, Engineering Division, Americas Region
Quality Assurance Headquarters
June 2019 Director (current position)
Representative Executive Officer (current position)
Senior Managing Executive Officer, CTO (current position)
New Product and Business Strategic Planning (current position)
Americas Region (current position)

Number of shares of the Company held: 50 thousand shares

Name Hideaki Miyazawa (Date of birth: October 18, 1960)
Business career April 1983 Joined the Company
October 2007 Deputy Corporate General Manager, Automotive Product Headquarters
General Manager, Automotive Planning Department
October 2009 Deputy General Manager, China Region
October 2013 Deputy Corporate General Manager, Automotive Business Headquarters General Manager, Business Planning Department
April 2014 Operating Officer
June 2014 Director
Deputy Corporate General Manager, Automotive Business Headquarters
Americas Region
October 2014 Deputy Corporate General Manager, Automotive Business Headquarters
Americas Region, Europe & Africa Region
April 2015 Corporate General Manager, Automotive Business Headquarters
(current position)
EV Module Business Headquarters, Europe & Africa Region
June 2015 Managing Director Europe & Africa Region
EV Module Business Headquarters
April 2016 Europe & Africa Region, Electric Module Product Business Division
EV Module Business Department
June 2019 Director (current position)
Representative Executive Officer (current position)
Senior Managing Executive Officer (current position)
Europe & Africa Region (current position)

Number of shares of the Company held: 60 thousand shares

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