10 Corning operations leaders
Executive vice president and chief operating officer, chief supply chain officer, senior vice president of manufacturing and vice president of global manufacturing titles are held today by these Corning operations leaders. A reader can learn how operations leaders work at Corning from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Avery H. (Hal) Nelson III
LinkedInExperience: Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer · Corning Incorporated
Avery H. (Hal) Nelson III has been Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Corning Incorporated since July 2025, and also serves as a Board Member at Hemlock Semiconductor. Avery H. (Hal) Nelson III was Senior Vice President and General Manager, Automotive, Life Sciences and Solar at Corning from 2020 to 2025 and Senior Vice President and General Manager, Corning Environmental Technologies from 2017 to 2020.
Danny Henderson
LinkedInExperience: Division Vice President and Worldwide Manufacturing Manager, Corning Optical Fiber and Cable · Corning Incorporated
Danny Henderson was Division Vice President and Worldwide Manufacturing Manager, Corning Optical Fiber and Cable at Corning Incorporated from 2012 to 2022, responsible for a global manufacturing operation of 14 facilities, and was Division Vice President Mergers and Acquisitions Corning Communications from 2022 to 2024. Danny Henderson was Division Vice President Manufacturing, Corning Optical Fiber (OF) Division from 2008 to 2012.
Donald McCabe Jr.
LinkedInExperience: Sr. V.P. Manufacturing & PEx · Corning Incorporated
Donald McCabe Jr. has been Sr. V.P. Manufacturing & PEx at Corning Incorporated since June 2006, based in Steuben County, New York. Donald McCabe Jr. was VP PEX at Corning Incorporated from 2002 to 2006 and General Manager at Corning IGmbH from 1999 to 2002.
Elias Daher
LinkedInExperience: VP global Manufacturing OCS · Corning Incorporated
Elias Daher has been VP global Manufacturing OCS at Corning Incorporated since September 2023, working in optical solutions manufacturing, and has held a Plant Manager role at Corning since 2017. Elias Daher was Americas Regional Manufacturing Manager at Corning from 2022 to 2023, Plant Operations Manager from 2014 to 2017 and Kaizen Manager from 2012 to 2013.
Eric Musser
LinkedInExperience: President & Chief Operating Officer · Corning Incorporated
Eric Musser was President & Chief Operating Officer at Corning Incorporated from April 2020 to July 2025 and has been a Member Board of Directors at Wolfspeed since October 2025. Eric Musser was Executive Vice President, Corning Technologies & International from 2014 to 2020, President, Corning International from 2012 to 2014 and President, Corning Greater China from 2007 to 2012.
John McGirr
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President Manufacturing · Corning Incorporated
John McGirr has been Senior Vice President and General Manager, Corning Optical Fiber & Cable at Corning Incorporated since July 2022, based in Durham, North Carolina. John McGirr was Senior Vice President Manufacturing at Corning from 2019 to 2022, Vice President of Manufacturing, Optical Connectivity Solutions from 2016 to 2019 and Division Vice President Manufacturing & Supply Chain Operations, Corning Life Sciences from 2014 to 2016.
Karl Ehemann
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Global Manufacturing and Quality · Corning Incorporated
Karl Ehemann has been Vice President Global Manufacturing and Quality at Corning Incorporated since August 2022, based in Painted Post, New York. Karl Ehemann was Division Vice President and Manufacturing & Supply Chain Director, CET at Corning from 2020 to 2022, Division Manufacturing & Supply Chain Manager, Corning Environmental Technologies from 2019 to 2020 and Division Manufacturing Director, Corning Pharmaceutical Technologies from 2015 to 2019.
Kevin Parker
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Manufacturing · Corning Incorporated
Kevin Parker has been SVP & GM Optical Connectivity Solutions at Corning Incorporated since April 2020, based in Hickory, North Carolina. Kevin Parker was VP and GM Optical Connectivity Solutions Integration at Corning from 2018 to 2020, Vice President Manufacturing from 2017 to 2018 and Vice President Manufacturing - Optical Connectivity Solutions from 2012 to 2016.
Pam Strollo
LinkedInExperience: Strategy & Operations Division Vice President, Operations and CTO Chief of Staff · Corning Incorporated
Pam Strollo has been Strategy & Operations Division Vice President, Operations and CTO Chief of Staff at Corning Incorporated since September 2023, with experience across operations, administration, engineering and marketing. Pam Strollo was Admin & Operations Director of S&T Administration and Chief of Staff and Director, Global Research at Corning from 2004 to 2023.
Pedro Capiello
LinkedInExperience: Chief Supply Chain Officer at Corning Inc · Corning Incorporated
Pedro Capiello has been Chief Supply Chain Officer at Corning Inc since June 2023 and was Vice President Supply Chain Strategy and Transformation at Corning from 2022 to 2023. Pedro Capiello was Vice President Global Supply Chain Operations - Baby Care at Procter & Gamble from 2020 to 2022 and North America Vice President Supply Chain Operations - Baby Care at Procter & Gamble from 2017 to 2020.
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's scope, such as company-wide operations, supply chain, a business's global manufacturing or a regional plant network, to the decision you face. Check when each role started, or when it ended, to judge how current their view is.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01What did you change first when you took on your current operations role, and why?
- 02How do you decide when to add capacity at an existing plant rather than build a new one?
- 03What has your work taught you about running manufacturing in several countries at once?
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