Rod Schrader

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Biography

Mr. Rod Schrader serves as Chief Executive Officer, Chairman & President at Komatsu America. He graduated from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in 1984 with a B.S. in Civil Engineering. He then obtained his M.B.A. from Keller Graduate School of Management in Chicago, Illinois. In 1995, he was inducted into Rose-Hulman's Athletic Hall of Fame. In 2012, he was appointed Board Member for Junior Achievement of Central Illinois. He joined Komatsu America in 1987 as a Product Manager for Utility Equipment. He has held numerous assignments with increasing responsibility in the areas of marketing, sales and management. In April 2012, he was appointed Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Komatsu America headquartered in Rolling Meadows, Illinois. In his role, he is responsible for leading and directing Komatsu America Construction and Utility, Mining, Parts, Finance, Forestry, Forklift, Manufacturing and Engineering Divisions along with the corresponding back office support functions of Legal, Human Resources, Information Technology, Service Support and Marketing. Effective July 1, 2013, he assumed the role of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Komatsu America.