The Carmon Group is pleased to announce Rogerio Nakamoto has joined Wolverine as Director Global Quality & CI

Cleveland, OH (August 18, 2025) – The Carmon Group is pleased to announce that Rogerio Nakamoto has joined Wolverine Advanced Materials as Director of Global Quality and Continuous Improvement. Rogerio will be responsible for creating, implementing and owning the Quality and Continuous Improvement strategy / platform of success across the Wolverine business portfolio on a global basis.

Rogerio brings approximately thirty years of extensive background in Production, Quality and Continuous Improvement experiences to Wolverine. He was most recently employed with MAHLE Filter Systems as Head of Operational Excellence for the North American region. Prior to this role, Rogerio was Head of North American Quality for MAHLE Filter Systems. Earlier roles within MAHLE included assignments in Lean Manufacturing, Quality and Production Management at the company’s facility in Mogi Guacu, Brazil. Rogerio received his undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Campinas (UNICAMP) along with a master’s degree in Business Administration from Fundacao Getulio Vargas (FGV).

About Wolverine Advanced Materials (www.wamglobal.com): Founded in 1934 and headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan; Wolverine Advanced Materials is a leading developer and manufacturer of high- performance materials. The company’s core competency is in performance-critical, specialty elastomer- coated metals that offer damping and sealing solutions in the automotive brake NVH and sealing industries. The company is owned by Center Rock Capital Partners, a Private Equity firm located in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.

Chris Calogeras was the search consultant managing this project. The Carmon Group is a Cleveland, Ohio-based, entrepreneurial, retained search firm. Our firm has a consistent track record for delivering the highest quality services which have a measurable and significant ROI on our clients’ businesses. We selectively partner with the best growth businesses throughout the United States.