CHARLOTTE, N.C., Feb. 26, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — NN, Inc., (NASDAQ: NNBR) a diversified industrial company, today announced that William “Bill” Dries will retire from the Company’s board of directors, effective as of NN’s annual meeting to be held in May 2019. Mr. Dries joined the board in 2014 and currently serves as the Audit Committee chairman and a member of the Compensation Committee. Upon Mr. Dries’ retirement, the Company will reduce the size of its board of directors from nine to eight.
William Dries, commented, “It has been a privilege to serve on NN’s board over the last five years. I believe the Company is well positioned to continue to execute on its strategic plan and create shareholder value moving forward. I look forward to watching NN’s continued success.”
Richard D. Holder, President and CEO commented, “It has been my distinct honor to serve with Bill for the past five years. His insights and experience have been invaluable to us as we have executed on our strategic plan. We will miss Bill’s thoughtful counsel, and on behalf of the entire board and team at NN, wish him well in his future endeavors.”
NN, Inc., a diversified industrial company combines advanced engineering and production capabilities with in-depth materials science expertise to design and manufacture high-precision components and assemblies for a variety of markets on a global basis. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, NN has 51 facilities in North America, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, South America and China.
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For additional information concerning such risk factors and cautionary statements, please see the section titled “Risk Factors” in the Company’s periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including, but not limited to, the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements we make in our press releases, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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