SAE International Appoints Richard Wilkie as Chief Information Officer

SAE International has named Richard Wilkie as its Chief Information Officer.

In his role, Mr. Wilkie will lead SAE International’s efforts to serve its members and customers through world-class, state-of-the-art information products.

“Rich’s customer-focused, product development expertise along with his deep operational experience will ensure the organization is fully enabled to deliver on our mission and strategic imperatives,” SAE International Chief Executive Officer David L. Schutt, PhD. “We are pleased to have him as part of the SAE International team.”

Mr. Wilkie has more than 30 years of progressive information technology leadership in all areas, especially in product software development. Prior to joining SAE International, he held executive IT management roles at several Fortune 500 companies including Hewlett-Packard, Nortel Networks, ECI Telecom, Carnegie Learning, and most recently with Opus Global. In these roles, he was responsible for building and supporting numerous enterprise, carrier and consumer products for the financial services, telecom, education, and medical industries.

Mr. Wilkie earned his Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from the University of Massachusetts.