LCDBM April 2012 People in the News: Rod Schrader

Komatsu America Corp. has named Rod Schrader as new CEO and vice chairman. Schrader, a 25-year veteran of the company, will replace Dave Grzelak. Previously Schrader was executive vice president and general manager of the mining division. He began his career with the company in 1987 and held positions including product manager; manager of large equipment sales; director of marketing; vice president of product marketing; and president of Komatsu Utility Corp.