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Notice in Change of Executive Personnels February 26, 2026 Press Release

NTN Corporation (hereafter, the Company) announced that the Company has made a decision to change Executive Officers effective April 1, 2026, at the Board of Directors meeting held on February 26, 2026.

1. New Executive Officers (as of April 1, 2026)

Name Assignments Current Position
Hitoshi Aoki
  • Americas Region
  • General Manager,
    Office of General Manager-Americas Region
  • General Manager,
    Office of General Manager-Americas Region
Seiji Osumi
  • China Region
  • General Manager,
    Office of General Manager-China Region
  • General Manager,
    Office of General Manager-China Region
Ryoichi Konishi
  • ASEAN, Oceania & West Asia Region
  • General Manager,
    Office of General Manager-ASEAN, Oceania & West Asia Region
  • General Manager,
    Office of General Manager-ASEAN, Oceania & West Asia Region
Yasuaki Takahashi
  • Europe & Africa Region
  • Quality HQ.
  • Deputy General Manager,
    Office of General Manager-Europe & Africa Region

2. Change of Assignments(as of April 1, 2026)

Name Position New Assignments Current Assignments
Masaaki Yamamoto Representative Executive Officer,
Executive Officer
  • CFO (Chief Financial Officer)
  • Americas, China, ASEAN Region Support
  • CFO (Chief Financial Officer)
  • Europe & Africa Region
Masayuki Kaimi Executive Officer
  • India Region
  • Production Engineering HQ.
  • Corporate General Manager,
    SCM Strategy HQ.
  • China Region
  • Production Engineering HQ.
  • Corporate General Manager,
    SCM Strategy HQ.
Shumpei Kinoshita Executive Officer
  • Corporate Strategy Dept.
  • Carbon Neutrality Strategy Promotion Dept.
  • Deputy Corporate General Manager,
    Group Management HQ.
  • Corporate Strategy Dept.
  • Carbon Neutrality Strategy Promotion Dept.
  • Americas Region
  • Deputy Corporate General Manager,
    Group Management HQ.
Masayuki Tanio Executive Officer
  • In charge of Business Structural Reform
  • Composite Material Product Division
  • In charge of Business Structural Reform
Keiji Yanagida Executive Officer
  • NTN KOREA CO., LTD.
  • Corporate General Manager,
    Bearing Business HQ.
  • NTN KOREA CO., LTD.
  • ASEAN, Oceania & West Asia Region
  • Corporate General Manager,
    Bearing Business HQ.

3. Executive Officer to be resigned(as of March 31, 2026)

Hiroyuki Ichikawa (Current Position: Executive Officer)

Reference: Executive Officers (as of April 1, 2026)

Name Position Assignments
Eiichi Ukai* Representative Executive Officer,
President, Executive Officer
  • CEO (Chief Executive Officer)
  • Corporate General Manager, Group Management HQ.
Masaaki Yamamoto* Representative Executive Officer,
Executive Officer
  • CFO (Chief Financial Officer)
  • Americas, China, ASEAN Region Support
Hitoshi Aoki Executive Officer
  • Americas Region
  • General Manager, Office of General Manager-Americas Region
Seiji Osumi Executive Officer
  • China Region
  • General Manager, Office of General Manager-China Region
Masayuki Kaimi Executive Officer
  • India Region
  • Production Engineering HQ.
  • Corporate General Manager, SCM Strategy HQ.
Yasuhiro Kawabata Executive Officer
  • Human Resources Strategy Dept.
  • Personnel Dept.
  • General Affairs Dept.
  • Legal Dept.
  • Deputy Corporate General Manager, Group Management HQ.
Tsuyoshi Kikuta Executive Officer
  • Financial Strategy Dept.
  • ESG Promotion Dept.
  • Accounting Dept.
  • Internal Control Dept.
  • Deputy Corporate General Manager, Group Management HQ.
Shumpei Kinoshita* Executive Officer
  • Corporate Strategy Dept.
  • Carbon Neutrality Strategy Promotion Dept.
  • Deputy Corporate General Manager, Group Management HQ.
Ryoichi Konishi Executive Officer
  • ASEAN, Oceania & West Asia Region
  • General Manager, Office of General Manager-ASEAN, Oceania & West Asia Region
Koji Takahashi* Executive Officer
  • Corporate Communications Dept.
  • ICT Strategy Dept.
  • Deputy Corporate General Manager, Group Management HQ.
Yasuaki Takahashi Executive Officer
  • Europe & Africa Region
  • Quality HQ.
Ikuya Tateoka Executive Officer
  • Corporate General Manager, CVJ & Axle Bearing Business HQ.
Masayuki Tanio Executive Officer
  • In charge of Business Structural Reform
  • Composite Material Product Division
Yoshiyasu Nakano Executive Officer
  • CTO (Chief Technology Officer)
  • Research Division
  • Innovation & Business Development HQ.
  • New Product and Business Strategy Planning Dept.
  • Intellectual Property Strategy Dept.
Keiji Yanagida Executive Officer
  • NTN KOREA CO., LTD.
  • Corporate General Manager, Bearing Business HQ.

* Appointed as a Director as well

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