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Notice regarding Change of Executive PersonnelMarch 29, 2023Press Release

NTN Corporation (hereafter, the Company) announced that at the Board of Directors meeting held on March 17, 2023, the Company has made a decision of change of Executive Officers effective April 1, 2023. Also, the Nominating Committee held on the same day resolved candidates for Directors to be submitted to the Company's 124th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (hereafter, the General Meeting) scheduled to be held in June this year.

1. Change of Executive Officers

(1) New Executive Officer (as of April 1, 2023)

Takanobu Ozawa (Current positon: General Manager, Office of General Manager-Americas Region)

(2) Change of Assignment (as of April 1, 2023)

Name Position New Assignments Current Assignments
Eiichi Ukai Representative Executive Officer,
President, Executive Officer
  • CEO (Chief Executive Officer)
  • Corporate General Manager, Group Management HQ.
  • CEO (Chief Executive Officer)
Hideaki Miyazawa Representative Executive Officer,
Executive Officer
  • Corporate General Manager, Automotive Business HQ.
  • Corporate General Manager, Automotive Business HQ.
  • Global Procurement HQ.
Hiroyuki Ichikawa Executive Officer
  • Deputy Corporate General Manager, Automotive Business HQ.
  • Composite Material Product Division
  • Deputy Corporate General Manager, Automotive Business HQ.
Masayuki Kaimi Executive Officer
  • Corporate General Manager, SCM Strategy HQ.
  • China Region
  • Production Engineering Development HQ.
  • Production HQ.
  • China Region
  • Supply & Demand Control Dept.
  • Production Engineering Development HQ.
  • Composite Material Product Division
Yasuhiro Kawabata Executive Officer
  • Deputy Corporate General Manager, Group Management HQ.
  • Human Resources Strategy Dept.
  • Personnel Dept.
  • General Affairs Dept.
  • Human Resources Strategy Dept.
  • Personnel Dept.
Shumpei Kinoshita Executive Officer
  • Deputy Corporate General Manager, Group Management HQ.
  • Corporate Strategy Dept.
  • ESG Promotion Dept.
  • Carbon Neutrality Strategy Promotion Dept.
  • Corporate Strategy Dept.
Koji Takahashi Executive Officer
  • Green Energy Products Division
  • ICT Strategy Dept.
  • Green Energy Products Division
  • Manager, Information Technology Dept.
Masaaki Yamamoto Executive Officer
  • CFO (Chief Financial Officer)
  • Deputy Corporate General Manager, Group Management HQ.
  • Financial Strategy Dept.
  • Accounting Dept.
  • Europe & Africa Region
  • Europe & Africa Region
  • ESG Promotion Dept.
  • Legal Dept.
  • Trade Management Dept.
  • Internal Control Dept.
  • General Affairs Dept.

(3) Executive Officers to be resigned (as of March 31, 2023)

Toshinori Shiratori (Current Executive Officer)
Tetsuya Sogo (Current Executive Officer)
Yozo Mimura (Current Executive Officer)

Reference: Executive Officers (As of April 1, 2023)

Name Position Assignments
Eiichi Ukai* Representative Executive Officer,
President, Executive Officer
  • CEO (Chief Executive Officer)
  • Corporate General Manager, Group Management HQ.
Hideaki Miyazawa* Representative Executive Officer,
Executive Officer
  • Corporate General Manager, Automotive Business HQ.
Hiroyuki Ichikawa Executive Officer
  • Deputy Corporate General Manager, Automotive Business HQ.
  • Composite Material Product Division
Masaki Egami* Executive Officer
  • CTO (Chief Technology Officer)
  • Research Division
  • New Product & Business Strategic Planning HQ.
Takanobu Ozawa Executive Officer
  • Americas Region
  • Legal Dept.
  • Internal Control Dept.
Masayuki Kaimi Executive Officer
  • Corporate General Manager, SCM Strategy HQ.
  • China Region
  • Production Engineering Development HQ.
Yasuhiro Kawabata Executive Officer
  • Deputy Corporate General Manager, Group Management HQ.
  • Human Resources Strategy Dept.
  • Personnel Dept.
  • General Affairs Dept.
Shumpei Kinoshita Executive Officer
  • Deputy Corporate General Manager, Group Management HQ.
  • Corporate Strategy Dept.
  • ESG Promotion Dept.
  • Carbon Neutrality Strategy Promotion Dept.
Koji Takahashi Executive Officer
  • Green Energy Products Division
  • ICT Strategy Dept.
Etsu Harima Executive Officer
  • Aftermarket Business HQ.
  • Industrial Business HQ.
  • Quality Assurance HQ.
  • NTN KOREA CO., LTD.
  • ASEAN, Oceania, and West Asia Region
  • India Region
Masaaki Yamamoto* Executive Officer
  • CFO (Chief Financial Officer)
  • Deputy Corporate General Manager, Group Management HQ.
  • Financial Strategy Dept.
  • Accounting Dept.
  • Europe & Africa Region

* appointed as a Director as well

2. Candidates for Directors, etc.

(1) Candidates for Directors (to be submitted to the General Meeting)

Name
Eiichi Ukai*
Masaki Egami*
Isao Ozako
Shumpei Kinoshita* (Newly appointed)
Hideaki Miyazawa*
Masaaki Yamamoto*
Ryo Kawakami (Outside)
Yasuo Kitani (Outside) (Newly appointed)
Yuriya Komatsu (Outside)
Tomonori Nishimura (Outside)
Akira Murakoshi (Outside)

* appointed as an Executive Officer as well

(2) Directors to be resigned (after the General Meeting)

Toshinori Shiratori
Kouji Kawahara (Outside)
Noboru Tsuda (Outside)

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