Executive record
Gregg Cottage
Gregg Cottage is Chief Information Officer and Chief Information Security Officer at NN, Inc. The appointment was announced on October 1, 2025, per GlobeNewswire.
Before the appointment: Global Director, Information Technology at NN, Inc., per the same source.
1 tracked move on the Wire · Updated
Career timeline
Every move the record holds for Gregg Cottage, newest first, with the earlier roles the announcements name.
· Appointment
Named Chief Information Officer and Chief Information Security Officer at NN, Inc.
Source: GlobeNewswire (company announcement) ↗ · Move record
Before October 2025· Earlier role
Global Director, Information Technology at NN, Inc.
Named in the announcement of the NN, Inc. appointment · Source: GlobeNewswire (company announcement) ↗
The appointment
Announced October 1, 2025 · Source: GlobeNewswire (company announcement) ↗ · Move record
NN, Inc., a diversified industrial manufacturer, promoted Gregg Cottage to serve as its Chief Information Officer and Chief Information Security Officer. Cottage had led NN's IT organization since 2023 after prior roles including Global IT Infrastructure Manager. The promotion was announced on October 1, 2025.
According to the release, Cottage leads NN's information technology function, and that remit includes the company's enterprise information security strategy. Cottage was to report to Chris Bohnert, who was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at the time of the announcement, the company said. According to the release, Cottage will be in charge of the next phase of technology transformation and cybersecurity oversight at NN in the new role.
The release says Cottage has more than 30 years of experience working in IT. Before he joined NN in 2014, he held progressive IT roles at multiple Fortune 500 companies and their subsidiaries, according to the release. His earlier positions at NN included Global Director, Information Technology, before he was promoted to the current post, the release says. According to the release, Cottage has earned a Chief Information Security Officer certification and holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.
NN, Inc. trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker NNBR and engineers and manufactures high-precision components and assemblies, the release says. The company is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, and has facilities in Asia, South America, Europe and North America, according to the release. The company says NN combines in-depth materials science expertise with advanced engineering and production capabilities, serving a variety of markets globally.
The company: NN, Inc.
- Sector
- Industrial & Energy
- Region
- North America
- Company record
- Who runs security at NN, Inc.: 1 confirmed move on the record
- Annual report
- Cybersecurity section of the fiscal 2025 Form 10-K, filed March 4, 2026
- Board oversight
- Named in the filing: Audit Committee of the Board of Directors.
Appointed in the same period
Other security chiefs in Industrial & Energy whose appointment was announced within 90 days of Gregg Cottage's, nearest first. The Industrial & Energy bench
Jorge Santos Fonseca, Chief Information Security Officer at Amper
Record facts
- Time in the seat
- 1 year 1 month since the appointment was announced (October 1, 2025), as of November 2026
- Moves on the record
- 1 confirmed move, each with its source
- On the record since
- September 30, 2026
- Industrial & Energy in 2026
- 9 security-leadership appointments announced in the sector on the record
How these are counted. Time in the seat: Counted in whole months from the announcement of the appointment, the date the record holds; announcements rarely give a start date.
Questions about Gregg Cottage
- Who is the CISO of NN, Inc.?
- Gregg Cottage is Chief Information Officer and Chief Information Security Officer at NN, Inc. The appointment was announced on October 1, 2025, per GlobeNewswire.
- When did Gregg Cottage become CISO of NN, Inc.?
- The appointment was announced on October 1, 2025, per GlobeNewswire. The record holds the announcement, not a start date.
- What was Gregg Cottage's role before this appointment?
- Before the appointment, Gregg Cottage was Global Director, Information Technology at NN, Inc., according to the announcement (GlobeNewswire).
Sources
- 1.GlobeNewswire (company announcement) ↗: the appointment at NN, Inc., October 1, 2025
- 2.SEC EDGAR: Form 10-K, fiscal 2025 ↗: the company's cybersecurity disclosure
This record begins with CISO Tribune's tracking in 2026.
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