ABOUT THE CEO

  Richard D. Kay, CEO of Champion Bearings, Inc. is a graduate of Michigan Technological University (BSME), and has a degree from M.I.T. Associate in science. He worked as an engineer-in-training at Detroit Diesel Engine Division from 1962 until 1969 when he was hired by Mattel Toy Co. in Hawthorne, California. He worked there as Manager of the Development Test Laboratories from 1969 until 1976. He is the founder and CEO of Champion Ball Bearings, Inc. from 1976 to present. He is the father of three children and a resident of Palm Springs California since 1979.