ELYRIA, Ohio — Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems has announced the promotion of Richard Beyer to the newly created role of vice-president of engineering, research and development.

Beyer was previously serving as the company’s director of technical sales. In his new role, Bendix announced Beyer will focus on strengthening the company’s research and development network while shaping product development strategy through customer dialogue.

“The creation of this new role will enhance our global research and development coordination, and help us better deliver value and effective solutions to the commercial vehicle market,” said Joe McAleese, Bendix president and CEO. “Richard’s extensive engineering knowledge and industry experience have provided him a valuable perspective on global technology that will help us further align our priorities and apply the right resources to meet our engineering and R&D objectives to deliver results.”