10 Ball operations leaders
Vice presidents of operations, operational excellence and manufacturing, a senior director of global end operations, operations directors for EMEA and Central Europe, and directors of regional and plant operations make up this list of Ball operations leaders. A reader can learn how operations leaders work at Ball from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Chris Grimley
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Operations · Ball Corporation
Chris Grimley has been Vice President Operations at Ball Corporation since September 2025, based in Erie, Colorado, with a headline of Vice President of Operations at Ball Corporation. At Ball Corporation, Chris Grimley was also Director of Process and Reliabilty from 2022 to 2025, Plant Operations Director from 2018 to 2025 and Production Manager, and was Production Manager at Rexam PLC.
Dejan Jovanovic
LinkedInExperience: Operations director EMEA · Ball Corporation
Dejan Jovanovic has been Operations director EMEA at Ball Corporation since January 2020. Dejan Jovanovic was Operations director AMEA at Ball Corporation from 2018 to 2020, Managing Director at SWAROVSKI from 2013 to 2018 and Operations Support Manager - Business Development at Ball Packaging Europe from 2011 to 2013.
Eugene Bocis
LinkedInExperience: Global Vice President – Ball Operational Excellence · Ball Corporation
Eugene Bocis has been Global Vice President – Ball Operational Excellence at Ball Corporation since September 2025, based in Broomfield, Colorado. At Ball Corporation, Eugene Bocis was also Vice President Manufacturing North & Central America from 2024 to 2025 and Director Lean Manufacturing from 2022 to 2024, and was Senior General Manager at AB InBev from 2016 to 2022.
Fergal O' Brien
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director Global End Operations · Ball Corporation
Fergal O' Brien has been Senior Director Global End Operations at Ball Corporation since March 2021, based in County Waterford, Ireland. Fergal O' Brien was Operations Director at Ball Corporation from 2016 to 2021, Director of Operations at Rexam PLC from 2013 to 2016 and Finance Director at Rexam PLC from 2001 to 2012.
Frank Brager
LinkedInExperience: Director Of Plant Operations · Ball Corporation
Frank Brager has been Director Of Plant Operations at Ball Corporation since August 2021, based in Fairfield, California. At Ball Corporation, Frank Brager was also Production Manager from 2018 to 2021, Chemical process superintendent from 2014 to 2018, Engineering maintenance supervisor from 2012 to 2014 and Millwright from 2010 to 2012.
Gerhard Mayer
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Manufacturing · Ball Packaging Europe
Gerhard Mayer has been Vice President Manufacturing at Ball Packaging Europe since June 2024, based in Austria, with a headline of Vice President Manufacturing at Ball Packaging EMEA. At Ball Packaging Europe, Gerhard Mayer was also Vice President Operations from 2021 to 2024 and Operations Director from 2015 to 2021, and was Customer Fulfilment Director at Rexam PLC from 2014 to 2015.
Jérémie LASNON
LinkedInExperience: Operations director · Ball Corporation
Jérémie LASNON has been Operations director at Ball Corporation since January 2022, based in the Lille area, with a headline of Operations director Ball Corp. EMEA. Jérémie LASNON was Plant Manager at Ball Packaging Europe from 2013 to 2022, Production Manager there from 2010 to 2013 and Lean Manufacturing Manager at Valeo from 2008 to 2010.
Jeremy Bradley
LinkedInExperience: Director Of Operations · Ball Corporation
Jeremy Bradley has been Director Of Operations at Ball Corporation since January 2022, based in Romney, Indiana, and lists CQE, Six Sigma Black Belt and lean manufacturing credentials. Jeremy Bradley was Production Manager at Ball Corporation from 2020 to 2022, Plant Manager at Raybestos® Powertrain, LLC from 2019 to 2020 and Quality Assurance Manager there from 2007 to 2020.
Karl Aringer
LinkedInExperience: Operations Director Central Europe · Ball Packaging Europe
Karl Aringer has been Operations Director Central Europe at Ball Packaging Europe since January 2017, based in Leobersdorf, Austria, a role listed in the operations department at director level. Karl Aringer was Plant Manager at Rexam from 2015 to 2016 and from 1996 to 2014, and Production manager at FAG Kugelfischer from 1990 to 1995.
Manny Chavez
LinkedInExperience: Director of Regional Operations, BPNCA · Ball Corporation
Manny Chavez has been Director of Regional Operations, BPNCA at Ball Corporation since May 2021, based in the Greater Phoenix area, with the listing describing leadership of Midwest Region plants. Manny Chavez was Director Environmental Health & Safety, BPNCA at Ball Corporation from 2020 to 2021 and Vice President of Operations at Parex USA, Inc. from 2013 to 2020.
Choose the right perspective
Pick the person whose operations area, whether a single plant, a region, operational excellence or a global manufacturing function, matches the decision you face. Check when each person started the current role to judge how recent the experience is.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01What did you focus on first when you took on your current operations role?
- 02How do you decide which operating metrics to watch most closely week to week?
- 03What has your own work taught you about keeping production running reliably?
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