NN, Inc. Announces Resignation Of Board Member

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn., Oct. 21, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- NN, Inc., (NASDAQ: NNBR) a diversified industrial company, today announced that John C. Kennedy has resigned from the Company's Board of Directors to focus on his growing medical company in Michigan.  Mr. Kennedy has served as a member of NN's Board of Directors since September 2014.  Prior to serving as a director at NN, Mr. Kennedy was the founder and Chief Executive Officer at Autocam Corporation.

Mr. Kennedy commented, "I have enjoyed my term as a NN board member; however, with the recent acquisition of Precision Engineered Products and the competitive dynamics of owning a growing medical company, I believe the time is right to step away.  Therefore, it is with regret that I have decided to resign from the NN Board of Directors.  I look forward to following NN's success into the future."

Richard Holder, President and CEO commented, "John has made significant contributions to NN and to the Board of Directors over the past year.  His knowledge and expertise were extraordinarily helpful during the Autocam integration.  I am joined by the other directors in wishing him well as he focuses his energies on his growing company."

NN, Inc., a diversified industrial company, manufactures and supplies high precision metal bearing components, industrial plastic and rubber products and precision metal components to a variety of markets on a global basis.  Headquartered in Johnson City, Tennessee, NN has 43 manufacturing plants 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, 2014 and the risk factors included in Exhibit 99.1 to NN's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 22, 2015. 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.

SOURCE NN, Inc.