Notice in Change of Executive Personnels from NTN
Time：26 Feb,2026
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><img src="/ueditor/php/upload/image/20260226/1772096842996185.png" title="1772096842996185.png" alt="2.png"/></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">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
Quality HQ.
Europe & Africa Region
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
Corporate General Manager,
SCM Strategy HQ.
India Region
Production Engineering HQ.
Corporate General Manager,
SCM Strategy HQ.
China Region
Production Engineering HQ.
Shumpei Kinoshita Executive Officer
Deputy Corporate General Manager,
Group Management HQ.
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
Masayuki Tanio Executive Officer
In charge of Business Structural Reform
Composite Material Product Division
In charge of Business Structural Reform
Keiji Yanagida Executive Officer
Corporate General Manager,
Bearing Business HQ.
NTN KOREA CO., LTD.
Corporate General Manager,
Bearing Business HQ.
NTN KOREA CO., LTD.
ASEAN, Oceania & West Asia Region
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
Corporate General Manager, SCM Strategy HQ.
India Region
Production Engineering HQ.
Yasuhiro Kawabata Executive Officer
Deputy Corporate General Manager, Group Management HQ.
Human Resources Strategy Dept.
Personnel Dept.
General Affairs Dept.
Legal Dept.
Tsuyoshi Kikuta Executive Officer
Deputy Corporate General Manager, Group Management HQ.
Financial Strategy Dept.
ESG Promotion Dept.
Accounting Dept.
Internal Control Dept.
Shumpei Kinoshita* Executive Officer
Deputy Corporate General Manager, Group Management HQ.
Corporate Strategy Dept.
Carbon Neutrality Strategy Promotion Dept.
Ryoichi Konishi Executive Officer
ASEAN, Oceania & West Asia Region
General Manager, Office of General Manager-ASEAN, Oceania & West Asia Region
Koji Takahashi* Executive Officer
Deputy Corporate General Manager, Group Management HQ.
Corporate Communications Dept.
ICT Strategy Dept.
Yasuaki Takahashi Executive Officer
Quality HQ.
Europe & Africa Region
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
Corporate General Manager, Bearing Business HQ.
NTN KOREA CO., LTD.</span></p>
