1. Tetsuya Sogo is a retired CFO and CEO of NTN Corporation and NTN Americas with over 35 years of experience in the bearing manufacturing industry. 2. He has held various leadership positions within NTN Group companies in Japan, the Americas, Europe, and Asia, leading business expansion, M&A activities, and joint venture formations. 3. Sogo has an MBA from Kellogg School of Management and BS in engineering from Waseda University.