10 Graco operations leaders
Angie Wordell, EVP and Chief Operations and Supply Chain Office, leads this set of Graco operations leaders, which also includes vice presidents for European and commercial operations and manufacturing excellence, plus operations directors for EMEA and Asia Pacific. A reader can learn how operations leaders work at Graco from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Angie Wordell
LinkedInExperience: EVP and Chief Operations and Supply Chain Office · Graco
Angie Wordell has been EVP and Chief Operations and Supply Chain Office at Graco since January 2025, based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and also lists Executive Vice President, Operations at Graco since 2019. Angie Wordell was President, Oil & Natural Gas Division at Graco from 2020 to 2021, Purchasing Director from 2017 to 2018 and Director of Strategic Sourcing in 2017.
Brian Callahan
LinkedInExperience: Director of Operations · Graco
Brian Callahan has been Director of Operations at Graco since January 2025, based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, leading manufacturing for the Industrial division with responsibility for four factories and several hundred team members. Brian Callahan was President, White Knight Fluid Handling, a Graco Company from 2021 to 2025, Director Of Operations at Graco from 2019 to 2021 and Operations Manager from 2010 to 2019.
Chuck Rescorla
LinkedInExperience: President Oil and Natural Gas Division, Executive Vice President Manufacturing Operations · Graco
Chuck Rescorla was President Oil and Natural Gas Division, Executive Vice President Manufacturing Operations at Graco in 2018, based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and the profile headline says Chuck Rescorla retired from Graco in that role. The profile also lists Vice President, Manufacturing Operations & Corporate Development at Graco from 2014 to 2018 and Vice President, Manufacturing Operations & Information Systems from 2004 to 2013.
Debra Hall
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Commercial Operations · Graco
Debra Hall has been Vice President Commercial Operations at Graco since January 2025, based in the Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area, and also lists Vice President Finance & Controller at Graco since December 2021. Debra Hall was CED Division Controller at Graco from 2008 to 2022, and the profile headline reads Vice President Integration Management.
Hans van Cranenbroek
LinkedInExperience: Director of Operations EMEA · Graco
Hans van Cranenbroek has been Director of Operations EMEA at Graco since January 2015, based in Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands, and the profile headline places the role at Graco BVBA. Hans van Cranenbroek was Manufacturing, Engineering & Warehousing Manager at Graco from 2005 to 2014, Assembly & Engineering Supervisor from 2001 to 2005 and Manufacturing Engineer from 1999 to 2000.
Hubert Vanrykel
LinkedInExperience: Operations & IS Director Europe · Graco
Hubert Vanrykel was Operations & IS Director Europe at Graco from 1994 to December 2014, based in Limburg, Flemish Region, Belgium, and has been retired since January 2015. The profile lists no other employer, and the role title combines operations and information systems for Europe.
Jerry Priest
LinkedInExperience: Factory Director - QED · Graco
Jerry Priest has been Factory Director - QED at Graco since June 2017, based in Grass Lake, Michigan, and the profile describes QED as a manufacturer of environmental monitoring and remediation equipment and the headline names it a Graco company. Jerry Priest was Ecommerce Manager at Graco from 2015 to 2017, AFTD Divisional Training Manager from 2011 to 2015 and Manager Project Engineering Manager from 2005 to 2008.
Jill Haubenschild
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Manufacturing Excellence · Graco
Jill Haubenschild has been Vice President Manufacturing Excellence at Graco since January 2025, based in the United States, and also lists Operations Manager, Engineering Manager and Manufacturing Cell Manager roles at Graco. Jill Haubenschild was Manufacturing Operational Excellence Director at Graco from 2024 to 2025, and the profile lists skills in DMAIC and Value Stream Mapping.
Simon Paulis
LinkedInExperience: Vice President & General Manager European Operations · Graco
Simon Paulis has been Vice President & General Manager European Operations at Graco since January 1999, based in Belgium, and the profile headline and About section both place the role at GRACO N.V. Graco is the only employer listed on the Simon Paulis profile in this listing.
Zero Zhu
LinkedInExperience: Director of Operations, Asia Pacific · Graco
Zero Zhu has been Director of Operations, Asia Pacific at Graco since January 2015, based in Huangpu District, Shanghai, China. Zero Zhu was Head of Customer Solutions, Asia at CHEP from 2014 to 2015, Acting Logistics Head of E-commerce at METRO/MAKRO from 2013 to 2014 and Supply Chain Consultant at Schneider from 2007 to 2009.
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01What did you change first when you took on your operations role, and why?
- 02How do you balance factory output, quality and cost when demand shifts between divisions?
- 03What has your own work taught you about running continuous improvement across plants in several regions?
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