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With 56 years of manufacturing and technological development in Brazil, the multinational NGK has a new president for the country. Japanese executive Hiroyuki Tanabe takes the local helm of the world's largest ignition system specialist, supplier to the world's leading automakers, as well as the most important competitions, such as Formula 1 and Moto GP, as well as a leader in the aftermarket segment (aftermarket).
Hiroyuki Tanabe arrives in the country with the goal of maintaining NGK's growth path that, in March of this year, reached the historic mark of 2 billion candles produced in its factory in Brazil. "NGK is a brand strongly associated with technology and quality, which is reflected in the reliability of our products in the markets of Brazil, South America and other countries where Brazilian production is exported, such as the United States and Japan", says the new president.
Mikihiko Kato's successor, which returned to the headquarters in Japan, Tanabe has been with the company for 29 years, of which 28 were dedicated to the area of spark plugs. Graduated in Engineering and Materials Science from the Institute of Technology of the Nagoya School of Engineering, The executive is 52 years old, He is married and the father of two children.