DUANE TIEDE
CEO
ATI Inc.
Duane Tiede is the CEO of ATI, Inc., a design and manufacturer of rubber track undercarriages for the heavy duty off-road industry. He assumed that role in 2005. From 2000-2004, Mr. Tiede served as an industry consultant to a range of heavy-duty product companies.
Prior to that, Mr. Tiede retired from CNH Global, where he served as Vice President of Functional Engineering. After joining Case Corporation in 1988 as Director of Product Performance and Evaluation, he held a variety of engineering leadership positions including responsibility for all tractor product programs and then Vice President of Functional Engineering. That role included global responsibility for engines, drivetrains, hydraulics, cabs, electronics, advanced technology, and the engineering support functions. He retired from CNH in 2000 after leading the Engineering Integration Team for one year following the merger of Case and New Holland.
Mr. Tiede was with Deere and Company at both the Moline Technical Center and the Waterloo Product Engineering Center for 21 years. His engineering responsibilities included engine design and noise control, vehicle performance simulation, Manager of Operator Environment, Manager of Technical Services, and Manager of Hydraulic Engineering.
Mr. Tiede served as SAE International President in 2004 and has been active in SAE throughout his technical career at both the section and national level. He has authored technical papers, organized technical sessions, moderated and participated on panels, and reviewed papers. He served on the Off Highway Meeting General Committee and was General Chairman of the 1990 Off Highway Meeting. He was a member of the Technical Standards Board from 1991-1994 and served as Chairman of the Standards Planning Committee in 1992, and TSB Chairman in 1993-1994. He served on the Board of Directors from 1995-1998 the Non-Financial Audit Committee from 1998-2001, and the Strategic Planning Committee from 1998-2003 which he chaired the last two years.
He served a second term on the Board of Directors as President Nominee/Elect, President, and Past President in 2003-2005.
After his presidential term, he has led the new Executive Nominating Committee to develop a process for selecting nominees for President, Treasurer, Assistant Treasurer, and Board of Directors. This Committee and the processes they developed have resulted in a pool of candidates for these positions with greater board diversity.
Since his presidential term, he was selected for the Finance Committee serving from 2006-2010. He served on the Fellows Committee from 2007-2010, the Medal of Honor Committee from 2006-2009, and as Chair the last two years. He served on the Transition Planning Task Force in 2007 that selected the new EVP/CEO of SAE. He has been a key member of the Commercial Vehicle Congress & Exposition Executive Committee since 2004. He is a supporter and participant in the Chicago SAE section.
He served on the University of Illinois College of Engineering Advisory Board from 1998-2002 and the Agricultural Engineering Advisory Board from 1998-2003. He currently serves on the Sears Manufacturing Board of Directors, the board for the Consortium of the Samaritan centers of Chicagoland, and his church council.
Mr. Tiede graduated from the University of Minnesota with a B.S. and M.S. in Agricultural Engineering.
Mr. Tiede and his wife, Connie, reside in Naperville, Illinois. They have two daughters, Lisa, and her husband Chris, with granddaughters Britta and Tate, and Julie and her husband Jason. He enjoys boating, golfing, skiing, and fishing.
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