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Knoxville-Area Foreign-Owned Employers Ranked by Number of Employees

Rank '18	'17	Company	Phone Website County	Local employees Full-time/part-time	Sector Description	Parent company '17 companywide rev.	Top local executive Locally established
1	1	DENSO Manufacturing Tennessee, Inc. 1720 Robert C. Jackson Drive Maryville, TN 37801	865-982-7000 denso.com/us-ca/en1 Blount	5,000 4,200 / 800	Manufacturing Automotive supplier of advanced technology, components and systems	DENSO Corporation Kariya, Japan NA	Shinichi Nakamizo President, DENSO Manufacturing Tennessee, Inc. 1988
2	3	Denso Manufacturing Athens Tennessee 2400 Denso Drive Athens, TN 37303	423-746-0000 densocorp-na.com McMinn	1,700 NA / NA	NA Oxygen sensors, fuel injectors, fuel rails, monolithic carriers, spark plugs, ignition coils, high pressure pump	DENSO Corp. Kariya, Japan NA	Ken Nagasaka NA 2003
3	2	SRK Tennessee 199 Pottertown Road2 Midway, TN 37809	423-422-4454 dtrtn.com Greene3	1,600 1,300 / 300	Manufacturing Anti-vibration devices, rubber and plastic hoses	Sumitomo Riko Komaki City, Japan NA	Randy Rumbley President, COO 1996
4	7	JTEKT Automotive Tennessee - Vonore Co. 55 Excellence Way Vonore, TN 37885	423-884-9200 jtekt-na.com Monroe	1,056 1,052 / 4	Manufacturing Steering and driveline systems	JTEKT Corp. Nagoya, Japan NA	Brad Franklin Wendy Grewe Rod Shaw Director, Automotive Steering Business Unit Plant manager Plant manager, Plant 1 1988
5	6	MAHLE Engine Components USA, Inc. One Mahle Drive Morristown, TN 37815	423-581-6603 us.mahle.com Hamblen	1,040 NA / NA	Manufacturing Automotive and heavy-duty pistons, camshafts	MAHLE International GmbH Stuttgart, Germany NA	Martyn Hempston President 1976
6	14	Sitel4 1089 Commerce Park Drive5 Oak Ridge, TN 37830	865-425-1400 sitel.com Anderson6	1,001 NA / NA	Service Inbound customer service - outsourcing	Groupe Acticall Paris, France NA	Kelin Mock Freeman Cooper Site director, Oak Ridge Site director, Knoxville 1999
7	4	SL Tennessee 312 Frank L. Diggs Drive Clinton, TN 37716	865-457-8511 sl-america.com Anderson	950 950 / NA	Manufacturing Gear shift assemblies and parking brake levers, head lamps, tail lamps	SL Corp. Daegu, Korea NA	W.S. Son President 2001
8	8	Eagle Bend Manufacturing 1000 JD Yarnell Industrial Parkway Clinton, TN 37716	865-457-3800 magna.com Anderson	850 750 / 100	Manufacturing Auto body parts	Magna International Aurora, Canada NA	Ed Steinebach General manager 1987
9	7	JTEKT Automotive Tennessee - Morristown7 5932 Commerce Blvd. Morristown, TN 37814	423-585-0999 jtekt-na.com Hamblen	843 NA / NA	Manufacturing Power steering pumps, electric power steering components, transmission pumps, die casting components, constant velocity joints	JTEKT Corp. Nagoya, Japan NA	Mike Davidson Senior vice president 1989
10	10	Keurig Green Mountain8 1904 Fair Drive Knoxville, TN 37918	865-824-4600 keuriggreenmountain.com Knox	818 NA / NA	Manufacturing, retail trade Manufacturer/distributor of single-cup beverages and brewers	JAB Holding Co. Luxembourg City, Luxembourg NA	Mike Brennan Director of operations 2008
11	8	Aisin Automotive Casting Tennessee 221 Frank L. Diggs Drive Clinton, TN 37716	865-457-4581 aisin.com Anderson	800 800 / NA	Manufacturing Manufacture aluminum and resin engine components	Aisin Seiki Kariya, Japan NA	Toru Kondo President 2004
12	16	Waupaca Foundry 134 Waupaca Drive Etowah, TN 37331	423-263-6000 waupacafoundry.com McMinn	550 NA / NA	NA Brake calipers and anchors, differential cases, knuckles, control arms, damper hubs	Hitachi Metals Tokyo, Japan NA	Kenley Hansen Plant manager 2001
13	15	Siemens Healthineers 810 Innovation Drive Knoxville, TN 37932	865-218-2000 medical.siemens.com Knox	543 NA / NA	Manufacturing Positron emission tomography (PET) portion of PET/computed tomography (CT) imaging systems9	Siemens Healthineers Erlangen, Germany NA	James Williams Barry Scott Head, Molecular imaging CEO, PETNET Solutions 2005
14	13	Accenture Hospitality Services4 1965 Hawks Landing Louisville, TN 37777	865-980-4000 marriott.com Blount	541 NA / NA	Service Financial services for Marriott International	Accenture Dublin, Ireland NA	Michelle Farley Managing director 2000
15	11	Exedy America Corp. 2121 Holston Bend Drive Mascot, TN 37806	865-932-3700 exedyusa.com Knox	516 NA / NA	Manufacturing Torque converters and transmission clutches	Exedy Corp. Osaka, Japan NA	Mitsugu Yamaguchi President 1994
16	12	Carlex Glass America7 77 Excellence Way Vonore, TN 37885	423-884-1161 carlex.com Monroe	476 476 / 0	Manufacturing Automotive glass	Central Glass Co. Ltd. Tokyo, Japan NA	Jim Shepherd Michael McNulty President Plant manager 1989

1 denso.com/us-ca/en/about-us/company-information/dmtn/; 2 Also Tazewell, TN; 3 Also Claiborne; 4 Source declined to participate. Information from Knoxville Chamber of Commerce; 5 Also 412 N. Peters Road, Knoxville, 865-347-6116; 6 Also Knoxville location; 7 Source declined to participate. Information from the Knoxville Chamber of Commerce and 2018 survey; 8 Source declined to participate. Information from the Tennessee Department of Economic & Community Development 2018 survey; 9 Headquarters for Siemens’ PETNET Solutions network of PET radiopharmacies
Source: Individual company representatives, company websites. NA=not available or not applicable. Area includes Anderson, Blount, Campbell, Claiborne, Cocke, Grainger, Greene, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins, Jefferson, Knox, Loudon, McMinn, Meigs, Monroe, Morgan, Roane, Scott, Sevier and Union counties. If you notice an error or omission, please contact Hayley Choy at 865-342-6494 or lists@knoxvillebiz.com.

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