NEW YORK — William Sharfman, the Automotive News PACE Awards director of judging from their inception in 1994 through 2008, died Aug. 1 at 77. The global awards recognize game-changing, commercialized innovation, technological advancement and business performance among automotive suppliers. Sharfman also was a consulting strategist, writer, interviewer, adviser, coach and the proprietor of his own venture, Sharfman & Co.
