The Society of Automotive Engineers elected Mark R. Pflederer to the newly created post of vice president of the Commercial Vehicle Business.
Pflederer, who is also vice president of the Technology and Solutions Division at Caterpillar Inc., will oversee development of standards, educational programs and forums for the heavy duty, on- and off-highway commercial vehicle industry.
Pflederer has been a member of SAE for more than 20 years. During that time he has served as a section member for the Central Illinois Section (1984 to 1996 and 1999 to the present) and for the Eastern California Section (1996 to 1999).
As chief technology officer at Caterpillar, Pflederer has administrative responsibility for the company’s research and development activities, as well as operations at the Technical Center in Mossville, Ill. and the three company proving grounds.
Pflederer joined Caterpillar in 1976 as an engineer trainee and spent the next 14 years in a variety of engineering positions in materials and electronics. Most recently, Pflederer was general manager of Electronic & Electrical Systems within the Component Products & Control Systems Division. The group provides leading-edge technologies for various medium- and heavy-duty industries.
Pflederer holds a B.S. in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois. In 1996, he completed the Managing Engineering Design and Development program with Carnegie Bosch.
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