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BENDIX NAMES JOHN KEMER VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER,
VALVES AND MODULES
Key Appointment Continues Momentum for Global Vision and Growth
ELYRIA, Ohio – Jan. 30, 2015 – Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC continues to
bolster its senior management team by appointing John Kemer vice president and general
manager, Valves and Modules. Kemer also becomes the newest member of the Bendix
Leadership Committee and joins the two-person Controls Governance Board.
John Kemer joined Bendix as a staff engineer in 1996, managing a complex line of
pneumatic valves. Since then, he has held a variety of positions of increasing responsibility with
the Valves and Modules business unit, most recently serving as director. In his new role, he
assumes executive oversight of the Valves and Modules group, providing strategic and
business team leadership. He also joins Claus Beyer, vice president and GM, Brake Controls
and Electronics Technology, on Bendix’s Controls Governance Board.
In 2008, Kemer was honored as an Excellence in Bendix Leadership recipient, the
highest individual distinction a Bendix employee can receive.
“In his 18 years of serving our company, John has been instrumental to the success of
the Valves and Modules group, demonstrating daily what makes him a strong Bendix leader –
from exceptional emotional intelligence and integrity to a personal standard for quality that
yields consistent, thorough, decisive, and timely results,” said Joe McAleese, Bendix president
and CEO. “I am confident that our Valves and Modules business will thrive under his
leadership.”
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Kemer is a graduate of the University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio, holding a Bachelor of
Science in mechanical engineering. He is also a graduate of the Bendix Strategic Leadership
Program.
In an associated move, nine-year Bendix veteran Scott Burkhart has assumed the new
role of vice president, Sales, Marketing, and Business Development. A seasoned executive with
three decades of experience in the trucking and automotive industries, Burkhart previously
served Bendix as vice president and general manager, Controls and Modules. In his new role,
Burkhart will provide senior executive leadership of Bendix’s product marketing, customer
strategy, and business development initiatives. He will also continue serving on the Bendix
Leadership Committee.
About Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC
Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems, a member of the Knorr-Bremse Group, develops and
supplies leading-edge active safety technologies, energy management solutions, and air brake
charging and control systems and components under the Bendix® brand name for medium- and
heavy-duty trucks, tractors, trailers, buses, and other commercial vehicles throughout North
America. An industry pioneer, employing more than 2,800 people, Bendix is driven to deliver
solutions for improved vehicle safety, performance, and overall operating cost. Bendix is
headquartered in Elyria, Ohio, with manufacturing plants in Bowling Green, Kentucky;
Huntington, Indiana; North Aurora, Illinois; and Acuña, Mexico. For more information, call 1-800AIR-BRAKE (1-800-247-2725) or visit www.bendix.com. To learn more about career
opportunities at Bendix, visit www.bendix.com/careers. Follow Bendix on Twitter at
http://twitter.com/Bendix_CVS. Log on and learn from the Bendix experts at www.brakeschool.com.
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