10 Corning plant leaders
Plant Manager and Plant Manager- Harrodsburg, KY are current titles held by these Corning plant leaders at Corning Incorporated sites in the United States. A reader can learn how plant leaders run their sites at Corning from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Carlos Amaro
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · Corning Incorporated
Carlos Amaro has been Plant Manager at Corning Incorporated since January 2023, based in Brownsville, Texas. Carlos Amaro was Plant Manager at Albéa Group from 2018 to 2023 and Operations Manager there from 2014 to 2023, and describes a lean and six sigma-driven approach to management.
George C Turner III
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · Corning Incorporated
George C Turner III has been Plant Manager at Corning Incorporated since May 2013, based in Manassas, Virginia, and the profile headline reads Plant Manager at Corning Life Sciences. George C Turner III was Plant Operations Manager at BD from 2003 to 2013 and Eng Mgr at Rain Bird Corporation from 1997 to 2002.
Greg Karpowich
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager- Harrodsburg, KY · Corning Incorporated
Greg Karpowich has been Plant Manager- Harrodsburg, KY at Corning Incorporated since April 2025, based in Lancaster, Kentucky, and was Director, Operations and Plant Manager Sullivan Park at Corning Incorporated from 2019 to 2025. At Corning Incorporated, Greg Karpowich was also Metals Optimization Manager from 2015 to 2019 and Operations Manager from 2009 to 2015.
James Edmonston
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · Corning Incorporated
James Edmonston has been Plant Manager at Corning Incorporated since April 2026, based in Wake Forest, North Carolina. At Corning Incorporated, James Edmonston was also Plant Operations Manager from 2025 to 2026, Plant Engineering Manager from 2020 to 2025 and in Corporate Engineering from 2017 to 2020.
Jim White
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · Corning Incorporated
Jim White has been Plant Manager at Corning Incorporated since December 2025, based in Phoenix, Arizona. Jim White was Chief Operating Officer at American Glass Professionals from 2024 to 2025, Division Vice President - Tempe Operations at The Hillman Group from 2020 to 2024 and Plant Manager at The Hillman Group from 2015 to 2020.
Matthew Trosa
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · Corning Incorporated
Matthew Trosa has been Plant Manager at Corning Incorporated since September 2026, based in Newton, North Carolina. At Corning Incorporated, Matthew Trosa was also Plant Operations Manager from 2025 to 2026, Plant Engineering Manager from 2021 to 2025 and Process Engineering and Operations Site Leader from 2019 to 2021.
Mitchell Granger
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · Corning Incorporated
Mitchell Granger has been Plant Manager at Corning Incorporated since January 2025, based in Charlotte, North Carolina, and the profile headline reads Plant Manager at Corning Optical Communications. At Corning Incorporated, Mitchell Granger was also Plant Operations Manager from 2023 to 2024 and Plant Engineering Manager from 2018 to 2023.
Rob Nielsen
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · Corning Incorporated
Rob Nielsen has been Plant Manager at Corning Incorporated since May 2025, based in Oneonta, New York. At Corning Incorporated, Rob Nielsen was also Plant Operations Manager from 2023 to 2025, Finishing Department Head from 2020 to 2023 and Firing Department Head from 2017 to 2020.
Russ Lopatka
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · Corning Incorporated
Russ Lopatka has been Plant Manager at Corning Incorporated since May 2019, based in Wilmington, North Carolina. At Corning Incorporated, Russ Lopatka was also Regional Engineering Manager from 2017 to 2019, Plant Engineering Manager from 2015 to 2017 and Manufacturing Strategy Manager from 2014 to 2015.
Todd Crane
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · Corning Incorporated
Todd Crane has been Plant Manager at Corning Incorporated since April 2023, based in the Rochester, New York Metropolitan Area, and also lists a Plant Manager role at Corning Incorporated from 2021 to 2023. At Corning Incorporated, Todd Crane was also Plant Operations Manager from 2017 to 2021 and Plant Supply Chain Manager from 2016 to 2017.
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