10 Becton Dickinson site leaders
Plant Manager, Plant General Manager and Plant Manager en BD Almaraz are among the current titles held by these Becton Dickinson site leaders, whose plants include BD Columbus East, BD Sumter, BD Drogheda and BD Fraga. A reader can learn how site leaders run their sites at Becton Dickinson from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Catherina McGuirk
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · BD
Catherina McGuirk has been Plant Manager at BD since December 2022, and the profile describes the role as Plant Manager for BD Drogheda in County Louth, Ireland. They were Operations Manager at BD (2019–2022) and held operations manager roles at Gypsum Industries Limited (2013–2019).
Cindy Duncan
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · BD
Cindy Duncan has been Plant Manager at BD since January 2026, and the headline reads Plant Manager Director at Becton Dickinson, in Broken Bow, Nebraska. At BD they were also Associate Director-Manufacturing (2023–2026) and Business Unit Manager (2012–2023). The headline lists continuous improvement and process optimization.
Frank Romero
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · BD
Frank Romero has been Plant Manager at BD since September 2017, and the profile places the role in Nogales, Arizona, with the listing placing them in Rio Rico, Arizona. The profile lists this BD plant manager role in the operations department as the current position.
Heath Petersen
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · BD
Heath Petersen has been Plant Manager at BD since October 2022, and the headline names the site as BD Columbus East in Columbus, Nebraska. At BD they also held an earlier Plant Manager role (2020–2022) and were Senior Operations Manager (2018–2020), Production Manager (2008–2018) and Production Supervisor (2003–2008).
Lisa Berner
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · BD
Lisa Berner has been Plant Manager at BD since September 2024, and the listing places them in Moncks Corner, South Carolina. At BD they were also Senior Operations and Supply Chain Manager (2012–2024), and at Covidien they held Global Supply Chain and Focus Factory Materials Manager roles.
Manuel Palma
LinkedInExperience: Plant General Manager · BD
Manuel Palma has been Plant General Manager at BD since September 2024, and the listing places them in Puerto Rico. They were VP, Plant General Manager at Edwards Lifesciences (2017–2024), Director Of Operations at Edwards Lifesciences (2015–2017) and Plant General Manager at Fenwal, Inc., a Fresenius Kabi Company (2009–2014).
Rayco Diaz Saez
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager en BD Almaraz · BD
Rayco Diaz Saez has been Plant Manager en BD Almaraz at BD since October 2019, in Almaraz, Extremadura, Spain. At BD they were also Director de operaciones (2017–2019) and Ingeniero de Proyectos/Project Engineer (2011–2016), and they held an engineering role at Praxis Pharmaceutical (2016–2017).
Roberto Martinez
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · BD
Roberto Martinez has been Plant Manager at BD since June 2024, and the profile places the role in Irvine, California, in the operations department. At BD they were also Manufacturing Manager from 2020 to 2024 and Manufacturing Supervisor from 1994 to 2020.
Stephen Sheldrake
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · BD
Stephen Sheldrake has been Plant Manager at BD since June 2026, and the headline names the plant as BD Sumter, South Carolina. At BD they were also Associate Director Manufacturing (2025–2026), Operations Manager (2023–2025) and Process Engineering Leader (2021–2023), and they were Senior Production Manager at Algram Group Ltd.
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01What did you focus on first when you took over your plant?
- 02How do you divide your own time between daily plant operations and longer-term planning?
- 03What from your earlier manufacturing, supply chain or engineering roles still shapes how you run a plant?
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