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

Rank '19	'18	Company	Phone Website County	Local employees Full-time/part-time	Sector Description	Parent company '18 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	5,350 4,339 / 8212	Manufacturing Automotive supplier of advanced technology, components and systems	DENSO Corporation Kariya, Japan NA	Shinichi Nakamizo President, DENSO Manufacturing Tennessee, Inc. 1988
2	3	SRK Tennessee 199 Pottertown Road3 Midway, TN 37809	423-422-4454 dtrtn.com Greene4	1,600 1,300 / 300	Manufacturing Anti-vibration devices, rubber and plastic hoses	Sumitomo Riko Komaki City, Japan NA	Randy Rumbley President, COO 1996
3	2	Denso Manufacturing Athens Tennessee 2400 Denso Drive Athens, TN 37303	423-746-1035 densocorp-na.com McMinn	1,497 NA / NA	NA Exhaust gas sensors, fuel injectors/rail assemblies, spark plugs, coils, monolithic carriers, fuel pumps	DENSO International America, Inc. Southfield, MI NA	Marty Deschenes President 2003
4	4	JTEKT Automotive Tennessee - Vonore Co. 55 Excellence Way Vonore, TN 37885	423-884-9200 jtekt-na.com Monroe	1,200 1,025 / 0	Manufacturing Steering and driveline systems	JTEKT Corp. Nagoya, Japan NA	Wendy Grewe Plant manager 1988
5	5	MAHLE Engine Components USA, Inc.5 One Mahle Drive Morristown, TN 37815	423-581-6603 us.mahle.com Hamblen	956 NA / NA	Manufacturing Automotive and heavy-duty pistons, camshafts	MAHLE International GmbH Stuttgart, Germany NA	Martyn Hempston President 1976
6	10	Keurig Dr. Pepper5 1904 Fair Drive Knoxville, TN 37918	865-824-4600 keuriggreenmountain.com Knox	9006 NA / NA	Manufacturing, retail trade Manufacturer/distributor of single-cup beverages and brewers	JAB Holding Co. Luxembourg City, Luxembourg NA	Mark Rogers Interim director of operations 2008
7	11	Aisin Automotive Casting Tennessee 221 Frank L. Diggs Drive Clinton, TN 37716	865-457-4581 aisin.com Anderson	867 867 / NA	Manufacturing Manufacture aluminum and resin engine components	Aisin Seiki Kariya, Japan NA	Toru Kondo President 2004
8	9	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
9	8	Eagle Bend Manufacturing5 1000 JD Yarnell Industrial Parkway Clinton, TN 37716	865-457-3800 magna.com Anderson	800 700 / 100	Manufacturing Auto body parts	Magna International Aurora, Canada NA	Ed Steinebach General manager 1987
9	7	SL Tennessee 312 Frank L. Diggs Drive Clinton, TN 37716	865-457-8511 sl-america.com Anderson	800 800 / NA	Manufacturing Gear shift assemblies and parking brake levers, head lamps, tail lamps	SL Corp. Daegu, Korea NA	W.S. Son S.H. Kim Managing director, chassis Managing director, lighting 2001
11	6	Sitel Worldwide Corp.8 11228 Outlet Dr. Knoxville, TN 37932	865-425-1400 sitel.com Anderson9	563 NA / NA	Service Inbound customer service, outsourcing	Groupe Acticall Paris, France NA	Kelin Mock Site director 1999
12	16	Carlex Glass America7 77 Excellence Way Vonore, TN 37885	423-884-1161 carlex.com Monroe	558 NA / NA	Manufacturing Automotive glass	Central Glass Co. Ltd. Tokyo, Japan NA	Jim Shepherd President 1989
13	14	Accenture 1965 Hawks Landing Louisville, TN 37777	865-980-4000 marriott.com Blount	541 NA / NA	Professionals services Strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all of these services	Accenture Dublin, Ireland NA	Cliff Brown Cliff Brown Cliff Brown Michelle Farley Knoxville Advance Operations Center Lead Knoxville Advanced Operations Center Knoxville Advanced Operations Center Lead Managing director 2000
14	12	Waupaca Foundry 134 Waupaca Drive Etowah, TN 37331	423-263-6000 waupacafoundry.com McMinn	525 NA / NA	NA Brake calipers and anchors, differential cases, knuckles, control arms, damper hubs	Hitachi Metals Tokyo, Japan NA	Kenley Hansen Plant manager 2001
15	13	Siemens Healthineers 810 Innovation Drive Knoxville, TN 37932	865-218-2000 medical.siemens.com Knox	502 NA / NA	Manufacturing Positron emission tomography (PET) portion of PET/computed tomography (CT) imaging systems10	Siemens Healthineers Erlangen, Germany NA	James Williams Barry Scott Head, Molecular imaging CEO, PETNET Solutions 2005
16	15	Exedy America Corp. 2121 Holston Bend Drive Mascot, TN 37806	865-932-3700 exedyusa.com Knox	450 NA / NA	Manufacturing Torque converters and transmission clutches	Exedy Corp. Osaka, Japan NA	Mitsugu Yamaguchi President 1994
17	NR	AESSEAL Inc. 355 Dunavant Road Rockford, TN 37853	865-531-0192 aesseal.com Blount	200 200 / NA	Manufacturing Manufacturer of mechanical seals and environmental sealing devices for rotating equipment	AESSEAL plc Rotherham, England NA	Peter Rouleau Thomas Grove CEOs 1992

1 denso.com/us-ca/en/about-us/company-information/dmtn/; 2 Full time contractors/temporaries. No part-time employees; 3 Also Tazewell, TN; 4 Also Claiborne; 5 Source declined to participate. Information from 2019 survey; 6 850 Keurig Green Mountain plant; 50 7-Up Snapple; 7 Source declined to participate. Information from the Knoxville Chamber of Commerce; 8 Source declined to participate. Information form the Knoxville Chamber of Commerce; 9 Also Knoxville location; 10 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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