Company Leadership

Harold Bevis joined NN in 2023 as President and Chief Executive Officer. He was previously the CEO, President, and Director of Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc., where he served for nine years. He has spent half his professional career in public companies and half in private, and brings 30+ years of leadership experience to NN, the majority of which was spent as a CEO, President and Director of various global manufacturing companies. Mr. Bevis began his career at General Dynamics, where he worked on several strategic defense systems, including Star Wars, as well as the Space Shuttle program. He held senior positions at Booz Allen, GE, Emerson Electric, and other manufacturing technology companies, and helped shepherd two start-up ventures into existence. He is a member of the National Association of Corporate Directors, and served as a long-term volunteer for the Special Olympics Association. Mr. Bevis earned an Industrial Engineering degree from Iowa State University and an M.B.A. in Marketing from the Columbia Business School.

Christopher H. Bohnert was appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of NN, Inc. in June 2024, and has over 30 years’ global manufacturing experience in the automotive, consumer goods and food ingredient industries. His experience includes a heavy focus on process improvement across business and finance operations, and brings seasoned leadership in corporate finance and accounting, capital markets and investor relations, treasury, and information technology to the NN team. Prior to joining NN, he served as advisor to the CEO at Commercial Vehicle Group (“CVGI”), and from October 2020 to September 2022 he served as CVGI’s Chief Financial Officer. He has held roles as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer with manufacturers including Calumet Specialty Products (CLMT), Titan International (TWI), Silgan Plastics and AB Mauri Fleischmann’s. He began his career in public accounting with KPMG LLP and is a Certified Public Accountant in Missouri (inactive status). Mr. Bohnert holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration, Economics, and Accountancy from the University of Missouri and a Master of Science in Accountancy from the University of South Carolina.

Tim French joined NN in 2023 as Chief Operating Officer. He is a seasoned senior level executive with more than 35 years of hands on manufacturing experience. Over the last 15 years He has held CEO, President, COO and Vice President of Operations positions at various companies as well as being the senior operations leader at two company turnarounds. As the COO of a greenfield company, he was instrumental in the development of a global manufacturing business helping it grow from inception to $1.4 Billion in revenue, with 34 facilities in 7 countries and more than 4,000 employees. During his tenure he also led the turnaround of multiple underperforming facilities and the integration of several profitable acquisitions creating significant enterprise value for shareholders. Tim holds an Advanced Graduate Diploma Management and has an MBA.

Jami A. Statham joined NN as Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary in 2024. She previously served as Deputy General Counsel of a large Tier 1 automotive supplier. Ms. Statham began her career as an attorney in private practice as an associate with Clark Hill PLC from 2008 to 2014, where she was most recently a member of the Corporate and multidisciplinary Automotive practice groups. In 2014, she left private practice to become an in-house attorney, and has held roles of increasing responsibility with various Tier 1 automotive suppliers. She has extensive experience navigating complex supply chain issues, litigation, contract negotiations, and implementing and overseeing compliance programs. Ms. Statham earned both her BA and JD from Wayne State University.

D. Gail Nixon joined NN in 2007 and was appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer in 2018. She previously served as Vice President of Human Resources and has held multiple HR leadership roles within the company. Ms. Nixon began her career in the non-profit sector, and from 2000-2007, she held various accounting and human resources positions with a multi-state healthcare organization, ultimately serving as its corporate human resources director. Ms. Nixon is a member of the Society for Human Resource Management and has earned her Senior Professional in Human Resources and SHRM-Senior Certified Professional designations. Ms. Nixon holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Texas Wesleyan University.

Paul Wang joined NN in 2024 as President, Asia Pacific Region. He has worked for both Fortune 500 and small-cap companies, and has held roles at such firms as International Paper, Owens-Corning, PPG Industries, and DuPont. Most recently, Paul served as the Vice President, Asia Pacific for Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc. With over 30 years’ experience in Asia, Paul builds high-performance, results-focused work teams to grow business and profits through operational excellence, customer intimacy, high-end segmentation, and government/policy agility. He holds a BS in Chemical Engineering from Taiwan University, a Master of Science in Chemical Engineering from Penn State, a Master of Science in Material Sciences and Engineering from MIT, and an MBA from MIT. He is fluent in three languages and is experienced in Total Quality Management and Lean Six Sigma methodologies.

Jeff Tritapoe joined NN in 2024 as its Vice President, Global Operations. His diverse manufacturing background encompasses plastics, textiles, metal forming, and fabrication industries. Jeff has served in a variety of senior operational leadership positions for both public and private companies, most recently as the Chief Operations Officer/Transformation Officer for Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc. He holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Tennessee, and a Master of Science in Industrial Engineering from the University of Tennessee Space Institute. Jeff has attained Black Belt and DFSS certifications, and has extensive experience in Lean manufacturing, Kaizen, Toyota Production System, and Six Sigma processes.

Verlin Bush is NN’s VP of Global Sales and Chief Commercial Officer. He joined Autocam Corporation in 2002 as a General Manager and held Profit & Loss responsibility for multiple sites. He departed the company in 2011 and returned in 2015 to work for NN, who acquired Autocam in 2014. In his most recent role, Mr. Bush had commercial leadership of the NN Sales organization, with approximately $500M in annual sales and covering over 1200 global customers. Mr. Bush has more than 30 years of hands-on experience in diverse manufacturing operations within the automotive, industrial, medical, and aerospace and defense markets. Besides NN, Mr. Bush has worked in manufacturing firms such as ZF Group and Howmet/Alcoa Aerospace. He holds a degree in Mechanical Drafting and Design Technologies from ITT Technical University and is certified in Lean and Six Sigma methodologies.