NTN ANNOUNCES RECENT PROMOTIONS

NTN Bearing Corporation of America is pleased to announce
the promotions of Lou Payan to director of corporate accounts
and Tim Bell to director of warehouse and logistics,
respectively.
Payan, a 24-year veteran of
the industry who has spent the
last five years with NTN, has
extensive experience building
successful sales and marketing
strategies across all major channels
and has developed a strong
reputation for his knowledge
and leadership. In his new role,
he will continue to develop and
grow NTN’s corporate accounts
team and the strategy for capturing
corporate account sales
opportunities for the industrial aftermarket. He reports to
Jim Misch, director of industrial marketing and technical
services.
“Using his outstanding knowledge of the industry and his
leadership skills, Lou has developed a very strong program
that allows he and his team to successfully capture critical
corporate accounts and improve our growth,” said Misch.
“He has been a critical member of the Industrial Aftermarket
Business Unit and will continue to be as we move forward.” 

Bell has spent the last six years
of his more than 25-year career
with NTN. He has a diverse background
in transportation, warehousing
and supply chain management
with special focuses in
operations, systems, organizational
and analytical skills, purchasing,
IT systems, customer
service, material handling, and
Six Sigma and Lean methodologies.
In his new role, Bell will be
responsible for overseeing all of
NBCA’s warehouses as well as the logistics group. He reports
to John Husemann, director of operations.
“Tim was instrumental in transitioning our Des Plaines
Distribution Center to our new Distribution Center in
Whitestown, Indiana,” said Husemann. “He has provided
great leadership in helping to get Whitestown up and running
effectively and efficiently while supporting his team
in overcoming daily obstacles associated with a new warehouse.
The accurate and on-time delivery of our parts is critical
to our success and Tim and his team do an outstanding
job for us.”