10 Crown Holdings operations leaders
Vice President Operations, EMEA, Regional Manufacturing Director Spain, Italy & Greece and Executive Vice-President & Chief Operating Officer are among the current titles held by these Crown Holdings operations leaders. A reader can learn how operations leaders work at Crown Holdings from people who have held the role.
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Alfonso Dávila Márquez
LinkedInExperience: Director Operaciones CROWN MEXICO ( División Metal) · Crown Holdings, Inc.
Alfonso Dávila Márquez has been Director Operaciones CROWN MEXICO ( División Metal) at Crown Holdings, Inc. since March 2026, based in Monterrey, Mexico. At Crown, Alfonso Dávila Márquez was also Director Logística División CROWN MEXICO (2022 to 2026), Gerente de Calidad y Lean Manufacturing Corporativo (2020 to 2022) and Gerente de Planta (2017 to 2020).
Bob Harding
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Operations · Crown Holdings, Inc.
Bob Harding has been Vice President Operations at Crown Holdings, Inc. since 2023, based in Tampa, Florida. At Crown, Bob Harding was also Area Manager (2022 to 2023) and Plant Manager (2014 to 2022), and was General Manager at Cleveland Steel Container (2010 to 2014).
David Underwood
LinkedInExperience: SVP, Operations Support Crown Europe · Crown Holdings, Inc.
David Underwood is a former SVP, Operations Support Crown Europe at Crown Holdings, Inc., a role held from 2011 to 2017, and was SVP, Food Europe at Crown from 2017 to January 2020. At Crown, David Underwood was also President, NA Food Packaging (2007 to 2010) and President, USA Aerosol business (2004 to 2007).
Djalma Novaes Jr
LinkedInExperience: Executive Vice-President & Chief Operating Officer · Crown Holdings, Inc.
Djalma Novaes Jr has been Executive Vice-President & Chief Operating Officer at Crown Holdings, Inc. since 2025, based in Tampa, Florida. Djalma Novaes Jr was also President and CEO of CROWN Americas, LLC from 2015 to 2025, the only other role the listing shows for Djalma Novaes Jr.
Juan Antonio Camacho
LinkedInExperience: RMD Crown EMEA North · Crown Holdings, Inc.
Juan Antonio Camacho has been RMD Crown EMEA North at Crown Holdings, Inc. since September 2025, based in the United Kingdom. At Crown, Juan Antonio Camacho was also Director de operaciones (2022 to 2025) and Gerente de Planta Crown Guadalajara (2018 to 2021), and was Gerente de planta at CROWN México (2021 to 2022).
Ken Tutin
LinkedInExperience: V.P. of Operations · Crown Holdings, Inc.
Ken Tutin was V.P. of Operations at Crown Holdings, Inc. from 2007 to 2019 and has been Vice President of Business Support at Crown Cork and Seal since 2019, based in Coatesville, Pennsylvania. The profile headline lists director and VP operations, P&L management, business operational excellence and process optimization.
Liam Knobbs
LinkedInExperience: Regional Manufacturing Director Spain, Italy & Greece · Crown Holdings, Inc.
Liam Knobbs has been Regional Manufacturing Director Spain, Italy & Greece at Crown Holdings, Inc. since 2022, based in Spain. At Crown, Liam Knobbs was also Process & Project Engineering Manager, Bevcan EMENA (2021 to 2022) and Plant Manager (1992 to 2021).
Özgür Atas
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Operations Crown Beverage EMEA · Crown Holdings, Inc.
Özgür Atas was Vice President Operations Crown Beverage EMEA at Crown Holdings, Inc. from 2022 to 2026 and has been President APAC Division there since 2026, based in Singapore. At Crown, Özgür Atas was also Operations Director Crown Beverage EMEA (2021 to 2022) and Operations Director Crown Aerosols & Promotional Packaging (2019 to 2021).
Pat Sheehy
LinkedInExperience: Vice President of Operations - Food Division · Crown Holdings, Inc.
Pat Sheehy has been Vice President of Operations - Food Division at Crown Holdings, Inc. since December 2015, based in Owatonna, Minnesota. Pat Sheehy was also Area Manager - Beverage Division at Crown Cork & Seal (2012 to 2015) and Plant Manager at Crown Holdings, Inc. (2008 to 2012), and was Plant Manager at Riverside Paper Corp (2004 to 2008).
Tareq Samara
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Operations, EMEA · Crown Holdings, Inc.
Tareq Samara has been Vice President Operations, EMEA at Crown Holdings, Inc. since July 2026, based in Switzerland, and the profile says the role leads manufacturing operations across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. At Crown, Tareq Samara was also Regional Manufacturing Director MEA (2024 to 2026) and General Manager (2019 to 2024), and held Plant Manager rows from 2011 to 2016 and from 2016 to 2019.
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