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Jan. 2002: Purchase of Additional Shares of Taiway (Taiwan)

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May 19, 2001: China visit with Mr. David Chang, Chairman of Taiway

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May 19, 2001: China visit with Mr. David Chang, Chairman of Taiway, to establish a JV company with Yulon Group for CVJ local production in China.  

May 2000: Purchase of Additional Shares of Unidrive (Australia)

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1998-1999: Sanwa Research Institute Business School

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March 6, 1999: Completed the Strategic Management Course of Sanwa Research Institute Business School.

Dec. 1998: Purchase of the CVJ Manufacturing Division of Renault (France)

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< Cross-Border M&A and Alliances > Dec. 1998: Purchase of the CVJ Manufacturing Division of Renault (France)  September 11, 1998: Local Newspaper “Le Mans”  

September 11, 1998: Local newspaper "Le Mans" announcing the establishment of a joint venture between NTN and Renault

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September 11, 1998: Local newspaper "Le Mans" announcing the establishment of a joint venture between NTN and Renault to manufacture automotive parts, constant velocity joints, in France.

August 1996: Assigned to Corporate Planning Dept. at NTN HQ in Japan

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August 1996 - March 2011 Responsible for M&A and Alliances at Corporate Strategy HQ (経営戦略本部) - Past Major Cases of Cross-Border M&A and Alliances - - Europe - (1) Purchase of the CVJ Manufacturing Division of Renault (France): Dec.1998 (2) Purchase of the CVJ Manufacturing Company of IFA (Germany): April 2006 (3) Purchase of the Bearing Manufacturing Company (SNR) of Renault (France): March 2007 (4) Purchase of the Forging Plant of SETFORGE Group (France): April 2008 - Americas - (1) Founding a CVJ Assembly Joint Venture with Seohan (USA): Feb.2007 (2) Purchase of CVJ Assets of tedrive Brasil (Brasil): July 2010 (3) Founding a Hub Turning and Forging Joint Venture with Takao and Asahi (USA): Dec.2010 - Asia - (1) Purchase of Additional Shares of Unidrive (Australia): May 2000 (2) Purchase of Additional Shares of Taiway (Taiwan): Jan.2002 (3) Founding a CVJ Manufacturing Joint Venture with Yulon Group (China): Sep.2002 (4) Founding a CVJ Assembly Joint Venture with KOFCO a...