10 Albemarle operations leaders
Mark Mummert, Chief Operations Officer, heads this list of Albemarle operations leaders, whose current titles include Senior Vice President Global Operations, vice presidents of manufacturing and a general manager and site director in China. A reader can learn how operations leaders work at Albemarle from people who have held the role.
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Bo Brantley
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President Global Operations · Albemarle Corporation
Bo Brantley has been Senior Vice President Global Operations at Albemarle Corporation since November 2024, and served there as Chief Operating Officer, Energy Storage in 2024, Vice President HS&E and Operational Excellence, Vice President Manufacturing and Operations - Catalysts and Plant Manager. Bo describes a record of delivering outstanding safety, quality and productivity.
Chris Danauskas
LinkedInExperience: VP, Manufacturing Excellence and Energy Storage North America · Albemarle Corporation
Chris Danauskas has been VP, Manufacturing Excellence and Energy Storage North America at Albemarle Corporation since January 2026. Chris served there as Sr. Director, Energy Storage North America from 2024 to 2026 and Site Director from 2023 to 2026, and was Operations Manager from 2021 to 2023 and Maintenance Manager from 2019 to 2021 at Albemarle.
Dru Manuel
LinkedInExperience: Vice President of Manufacturing · Albemarle Corporation
Dru Manuel has been Vice President of Manufacturing at Albemarle Corporation since April 2022, and served there as Site Manager, Managing Director and Supply Chain and Purchasing Director. Dru describes a deep level of chemical manufacturing experience built at Albemarle, with sustainable gains in HSE and plant output performance.
Gian Lagomarsino
LinkedInExperience: Continuous Improvement Director · Albemarle Corporation
Gian Lagomarsino has been Continuous Improvement Director at Albemarle Corporation since April 2022, responsible for implementing the continuous improvement program and lean manufacturing philosophy in all Albemarle manufacturing sites. Gian served as Plant General Manager at Albemarle from 2016 to 2022 and served as Quality Control Manager at CODELCO from 2013 to 2016 and as Process and Optimization Superintendent at Sociedad Chilena de Litio from 2010 to 2011.
Jason Fisher
LinkedInExperience: Vice President of Manufacturing - Specialties · Albemarle Corporation
Jason Fisher has been Vice President of Manufacturing - Specialties at Albemarle Corporation since February 2026, working from Charlotte. Jason served there as Vice President Manufacturing Excellence from 2025 to 2026, Plant Manager from 2023 to 2025, Site Director from 2021 to 2022 and Director, Global HSE Audit & Responsible Care.
Luis Liu
LinkedInExperience: Global Business Service Senior Director | Dalian Site General Manager · Albemarle Corporation
Luis Liu has been Global Business Service Senior Director and Dalian Site General Manager at Albemarle Corporation since December 2022, holding dual roles that include running the APAC Shared Service Center site in Dalian. Luis served there as General Manager and Site Director from 2018 to 2022 and held General Manager and Site General Manager roles at A.P. Moller - Maersk.
Mark Mummert
LinkedInExperience: Chief Operations Officer · Albemarle Corporation
Mark Mummert has been Chief Operations Officer at Albemarle Corporation since August 2025, working from Charlotte. Mark served there as Senior Vice President, Chief Capital, Resources and Integrated Supply Chain Officer, as Senior Vice President, Capital Projects and Integrated Supply Chain, and as Chief Operating Officer, Energy Storage from 2019 to 2024.
Michael Brown
LinkedInExperience: Former Chief Operating Officer Bromine Specialties and Catalysts · Albemarle Corporation
Michael Brown served as Chief Operating Officer Bromine Specialties and Catalysts at Albemarle Corporation from 2020 to 2022, as Vice President - Global HSE and Manufacturing Excellence from 2017 to 2020, as Division Vice President, Manufacturing and as Plant Manager at multiple locations. Michael is now Executive Vice President, Operations at Milliken & Company.
Ryan Li
LinkedInExperience: General Manager and Site Director · Albemarle Corporation
Ryan Li has been General Manager and Site Director at Albemarle Corporation since May 2022, based at a site in Xinyu, Jiangxi, China. Ryan served as site manager at Covestro from 2021 to 2022 and at DSM from 2020 to 2021, and as Operations Manager at DSM from 2016 to 2020.
Thomas Thomas
LinkedInExperience: Former Vice President Integrated Business Operations · Albemarle Corporation
Thomas Thomas served as Vice President Integrated Business Operations at Albemarle Corporation from 2015 to 2021 and as Chief Supply Chain Officer from 2021 to 2022, and a later row lists the Chief Supply Chain Officer role as retired, ending in February 2023. Thomas now works as a C-Level Executive Consultant.
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