John M. Timken, Jr., great-grandson of The Timken Company's founder Henry Timken, is the Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of The Timken Company (NYSE: TKR), a global manufacturer of engineered bearings and industrial motion products headquartered in North Canton, Ohio.( Elected to this role in May 2014, he has served on the board since 1986, contributing to strategic expansions that complemented the company's bearing portfolio and guided capital allocation decisions.( A significant shareholder owning approximately 1.93% of Timken Co. shares (valued at $98 million as of June 2025, with estimates up to $128 million as of May 2026), he recently traded as a director.(

A successful entrepreneur and private investor, Timken founded AmGraph Packaging, Inc., a national supplier of flexible package printing, where he serves as a director, and his first venture, Essex Racing Services, shortly after college.( His diverse business interests span injection molding, ophthalmic laboratories, logistics, trucking, cable television, and a major commercial mushroom farm.( Previously a principal at Cooper Industries Ltd., he holds undergraduate degrees from Purdue University and The College of Wooster, and an MBA from Kellogg School of Management.( Originally from New London, Connecticut, he resides in Florida.(

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