For release:  September 9, 2008

NGK names new SAP Application Manager

WIXOM, MI -- Mike Ballentine was named SAP Application Manager for NGK.  In this role, he will oversee the implementation and support of the SAP project.  Ballentine has the experience of over 7 full life cycles in SAP and other systems.   An accountant by trade, he was introduced to SAP by being a part of a team that was the first company in the UK to take SAP live.  Ballentine has served as SAP Project Manager for Pitney Bowes and worked as a contractor with clients such as L’Oreal, Whirlpool and PEPCO.

NGK Spark Plugs (USA) Inc. is a subsidiary of NGK Spark Plug Co., LTD., “The World Leader” in spark plugs and oxygen sensors.  In addition to US factories in Irvine, California and Sissonville, West Virginia, NGK Spark Plug Co., LTD has nine other production facilities worldwide supplying spark plugs, oxygen sensors and other automotive component products.

 Our Mission:
"We improve life through the environmentally responsible manufacture and precise application of advanced ceramic technologies for all of North America.
Focused on innovation and teamwork, we contribute to local and global economic growth by matching our products to our customers' visions each day, exceeding their expectations in quality, value, service and performance."

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