ST. LOUIS – Nidec Motor Corporation (NMC), a leading global manufacturer of motors, drives and automated systems, has named Henk van Duijnhoven as its Chief Executive Officer and ACIM (Appliances, Commercial and Industrial Motors) Global Business Leader.

NMC is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, and has $4 billion in annual sales. Its ACIM business has 25,000 employees and operates 72 manufacturing sites across the Americas, Europe, and Asia.

Most recently, van Duijnhoven was a Partner and Managing Director of The Boston Consulting Group, where he was responsible for business turnaround, mergers and acquisitions, and strategy planning for clients in the Industrial and Medtech markets.

He holds a Bachelor of Sciences degree from the College of Automotive Engineering and a Masters of Business Administration from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

About Nidec Motor Corporation

NMC is a leading manufacturer of commercial, industrial, and appliance motors and controls. The NMC product line features a full line of high efficiency motors, large and small, which serve industrial, residential, and commercial markets in applications ranging from agriculture, water treatment, mining, oil and gas, and power generation to pool and spa motors, air conditioning condensers, rooftop cooling towers, and commercial refrigeration. It also makes motors, controls, and switches for automotive and commercial markets. For more information, visit http://www.nidec-motor.com/

Parent company Nidec Corporation, headquartered in Kyoto, Japan, is closely associated with approximately 300 group companies all over the world. Nidec is the world's No.1 comprehensive motor manufacturer handling "everything that spins and moves,” miniature to gigantic.