Ken is an internationally recognized construction and mining equipment executive perhaps best known as the leader who developed Caterpillar’s first hybrid construction machine. He has over 40 years of international experience developing, manufacturing, marketing, and supporting construction and mining equipment, customers, and dealers.

Ken retired in 2016 after serving as Caterpillar’s first Global Director of Innovation. Previously, he was a Director of Caterpillar’s Excavation Division with worldwide P&L accountability for Large Hydraulic Excavators. Prior to that, he was a Director of CAT’s Building Construction Products Division with global accountability for the Small Hydraulic Excavator product line. His early career progressed through international roles in information technology, engineering, marketing and dealer development.

Ken serves nonprofit boards as Director Emeritus of the Central Illinois Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Board Member of the Friends of the Lower Suwannee and Cedar Keys National Wildlife Refuges, Edison Emeritus of the Edison Awards Steering Committee, and member of the Bradley University Mechanical Engineering Alumni Advisory Council.

Ken holds Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Bradley University and completed executive development programs at Stanford University, the Institute for Management Development (IMD) in Lausanne, Switzerland, Singularity University and Bradley University.

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