K. Peter Knudson
Pete Knudson earned a BS in Mechanical Engineering from MTU
in 1964 and began his career with the Budd Company as a management
trainee. He would spend the next 19 years with the company,
including stints as executive vice president and general manager
of Auto Manufacturas and as president and general manager
of Budd's Canadian subsidiary. He became group vice president
of automotive products for Budd in 1974 and president of the
wheel and brake division in 1976. In 1983 he served four years
as vice chairman and chief executive officer for Galtaco,
Inc.; Redlaw Industries, Inc.; GRM Industries, Inc.; and Johnson
Industries, Inc. He moved to his current position with Libbey-Owens-Ford
in 1987. Knudsen is a recipient of the NTRU Board of Control
Silver Medal, is a life trustee of the Michigan Tech Fund
and is a member of the Second Century Society and the MTU
Presidents Club.
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