Grede’s Susan Bear Honored as Gold Stevie® Award Winner for Technology Excellence

Grede, America’s leading provider of highly engineered casted solutions, today announced that Chief Technology Officer Susan Bear received the Executive of the Year Gold Award in Manufacturing Technology from the Stevie® Awards in the first annual Stevie Awards for Technology Excellence, “the Olympics for Technology.” 

The Stevie Awards for Technology Excellence celebrate the remarkable accomplishments of individuals, teams, and organizations shaping the future of technology across all industry sectors.  

The winners of the awards, named the Stevies from the Greek word meaning “crowned,” will be recognized during a gala awards dinner on Monday, September 16, at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City. 

Cary Wood, CEO at Grede, said, “Susan has been a driving force behind Grede’s organizational transformation from the ‘art of the foundry’ to the ‘science of metalcasting™,’ with a focus on Industry 4.0, the Internet of Things (IoT), smart manufacturing, and process enhancements supported by real-time data. She is adaptable, collegial, and proactive and demonstrates a willingness to support Grede in any way possible. Susan is a true changemaker, and we’re delighted that the Stevies Awards has recognized her for making a lasting impact in the manufacturing technology industry.” 

More than 100 professionals worldwide participated in the judging process to select this year’s honorees.   

“We congratulate all of the winners in the inaugural edition of the Stevie Awards for Technology Excellence for their outstanding performance, and we look forward to celebrating their achievements on September 16,” said Stevies president Maggie Miller. 

Details about the Stevie Awards for Technology Excellence and the list of 2024 Stevie winners are available at www.StevieAwards.com/Tech.