10 Campbell's plant leaders
Plant Manager, Director Site Operations and Vice President - Bakersfield Plant Operations are among the current titles held by these Campbell's plant leaders, who run Campbell's plants in places such as Maxton, Columbus, Charlotte and Bakersfield. A reader can learn how plant leaders run their sites at Campbell's from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Andrew Ross
LinkedInExperience: Vice President - Bakersfield Plant Operations · The Campbell's Company
Andrew Ross has been Vice President - Bakersfield Plant Operations at The Campbell's Company since July 2017, based in the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area. At The Campbell's Company, Andrew Ross was also Operations Manager from 2015 to 2017, CI/IE/IT Manager from 2014 to 2015 and Quality Manager from 2012 to 2014.
Casey Wedgewood
LinkedInExperience: Director, Site Operations · The Campbell's Company
Casey Wedgewood has been Director, Site Operations at The Campbell's Company since January 2025, based in Bloomfield, Connecticut. Casey Wedgewood was Factory Manager at BlueTriton Brands from 2018 to 2024, Senior Operations Manager at Nestlé from 2016 to 2018 and Chief Engineer - Technical Resource at Vail Resorts from 2013 to 2015.
Dan Mueller
LinkedInExperience: Director of Plant Operations · The Campbell's Company
Dan Mueller has been Director of Plant Operations at The Campbell's Company since July 2026, and the profile headline describes the role as Plant Manager & Site Leader, Pepperidge Farm Lakeland. Dan Mueller was Senior Manager, Operational Excellence at The Campbell's Company from 2025 to 2026 and Senior Manufacturing Manager OTC Liquids at Kenvue from 2023 to 2025.
Jeff Lech
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · The Campbell's Company
Jeff Lech has been Plant Manager at The Campbell's Company since February 2021, and the profile headline reads Associate VP, Site Ops-Maxton, NC. At The Campbell's Company, Jeff Lech was also Operations Manager from 2017 to 2021, Maintenance Manager from 2013 to 2017 and Reliability Leader from 2009 to 2011.
Jeremy Hilgendorf
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · The Campbell's Company
Jeremy Hilgendorf has been Plant Manager at The Campbell's Company since April 2024, based in Franklin, Wisconsin. At The Campbell's Company, Jeremy Hilgendorf was also Operations Manager from 2017 to 2024 and Quality Manager from 2013 to 2017, and was Quality Manager at Palermo's Pizza from 2011 to 2013.
Josh Logan
LinkedInExperience: Associate VP, Site Operations-Charlotte · The Campbell's Company
Josh Logan has been Associate VP, Site Operations-Charlotte at The Campbell's Company since October 2022, based in Charlotte, North Carolina. Josh Logan was Director of Co-Packing Operations - North America at BIC from 2021 to 2022, Director of Charlotte Operations (Packaging, Distribution, Co-Packing) there from 2020 to 2021 and Plant Manager there from 2017 to 2020.
Josh Walters
LinkedInExperience: Director Site Operations · The Campbell's Company
Josh Walters has been Director Site Operations at The Campbell's Company since April 2016, based in the Toledo, Ohio area. Josh Walters was Plant Manager at The Kraft Heinz Company from 2015 to 2016, Plant Manager at Conagra Brands from 2012 to 2015 and Director Continuous Improvement there from 2011 to 2012.
Kyle Varner
LinkedInExperience: Associate Director of Plant Operations, Plant Manager · The Campbell's Company
Kyle Varner has been Associate Director of Plant Operations, Plant Manager at The Campbell's Company since August 2025, based in Southern Pines, North Carolina. At The Campbell's Company, Kyle Varner was also Associate Director of Manufacturing, Aseptic Operations from 2024 to 2025 and Associate Director of Manufacturing, Soup Operations from 2021 to 2024.
Matt Derums
LinkedInExperience: Senior Manager / Plant Manager - Columbus Site Operations · The Campbell's Company
Matt Derums has been Senior Manager / Plant Manager - Columbus Site Operations at The Campbell's Company since July 2023, based in Columbus, Georgia. Matt Derums was Plant Technical Manager at The Campbell's Company from 2019 to 2023, Project Engineer at Snyder's-Lance, Inc. from 2012 to 2019 and Mechanical Engineer at Eastman Kodak Company from 2005 to 2012.
Michael Lanoue
LinkedInExperience: Director, Site Operations · The Campbell's Company
Michael Lanoue has been Director, Site Operations at The Campbell's Company since July 2025, based in the Portland, Oregon area, and the profile headline reads Plant Manager at The Campbell's Company. At The Campbell's Company, Michael Lanoue was also Associate Director, Site Leader from 2024 to 2025 and Manager, Operational Excellence from 2019 to 2023.
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Match the person's own plant and the work they describe there to your question, since running one kind of plant can look very different from running another. Weigh how recently each person took the role, because someone new to a plant and someone who has led it for years will describe different challenges.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01What did you focus on first when you took over your plant?
- 02How do you split your own time between the floor and the people you report to?
- 03What from the roles you held inside a plant before leading one still shapes how you run it?
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