10 Greif plant leaders
Plant Manager and Complex Plant Manager are the current titles held by these Greif plant leaders, each of whom runs a Greif plant today. A reader can learn how plant leaders run their sites at Greif from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Andrew Foote
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · Greif
Andrew Foote has been Plant Manager at Greif since September 2024, based in Kernersville, North Carolina. They were also Multi-Purpose Plant Production Director at Ascent Chemicals (2024), Site Leader at Hexion Inc. (2021–2024) and Production Leader/Engineer at Hexion Inc. (2015–2021).
Evan Smith
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · Greif
Evan Smith has been Plant Manager at Greif since May 2023, based in Nashville, Tennessee. At Greif they were also Plant Superintendent (2019–2023) and Management Trainee (2019), and they were Management Trainee at Caraustar (2018–2019).
Jerry Yang
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · Greif
Jerry Yang has been Plant Manager at Greif since April 2024, based in Breinigsville, Pennsylvania. They were also Operations Manager at OMNOVA (2021–2023), Operations Manager at RKW North America (2019–2021) and Site Manager/Deputy Site Manager at Klöckner Pentaplast (2017–2019).
John Atzert
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · Greif
John Atzert has been Plant Manager at Greif since May 2016, based in Saginaw, Michigan. They were also Operations Manager at Dura Automotive Systems LLC (2015–2016), Production Manager at ACI Plastics (2013–2015) and Operations Supervisor at Nexteer Automotive (2011–2013).
Louis Prochazka
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · Greif
Louis Prochazka has been Plant Manager at Greif since May 2026, based in Greater Houston. At Greif they also held Complex Superintendent (2023–2026) and Production Supervisor (2019–2026) rows, and they were Production Manager at Genan (2014–2019).
Marcelo Cardoso
LinkedInExperience: Complex Plant Manager · Greif
Marcelo Cardoso has been Complex Plant Manager at Greif since October 2025, based in the United States. They were also General Manager at IPACKCHEM GROUP (2023–2025), Plant Director at Webasto Group (2021–2023), Plant Manager at Faurecia (2021) and D. Plant Manager at Faurecia (2019–2020).
Mike Howell
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · Greif
Mike Howell has been Plant Manager at Greif since November 2021, based in Lavonia, Georgia. They were also Plant Manager at ACH Foam Technologies Inc. (2019–2020), Plant Manager at Mauser USA (2014–2019) and Plant Manager at Sleep Inc. (2012–2014).
Scott Hodge
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · Greif
Scott Hodge has been Plant Manager at Greif since June 2023, based in the Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point Area. They were also Production Manager at Heraeus (2023), Production Manager at IQE (2016–2022) and Manager of Manufacturing at Qorvo, Inc. (1999–2016).
Sean Clark
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · Greif
Sean Clark has been Plant Manager at Greif since February 2011, a role the profile places in Minerva, Ohio, and the headline reads Plant Manager Greif, Inc. At Greif they were also Production Manager (2000–2011) and Lead Production Associate (1988–2000).
Tim Bach
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · Greif Inc
Tim Bach has been Plant Manager at Greif Inc since January 2017, based in Winchester, Kentucky. They were also Director of Logistics & Supply at Nice-Pak Products, LLC (2014–2016), Plant Manager at Avantor (2007–2014) and Production Manager at Avantor Performance Materials (formerly Mallinckrodt Baker) (2005–2007).
Choose the right perspective
Choose the person whose own plant and the jobs they held around it look most like the situation behind your question. Pay attention to when each person took over their plant, since someone in the first months and someone with years in the role can speak to different problems.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01What did you set out to fix first when you took charge of your plant?
- 02How do you divide your time between the shop floor and the wider business?
- 03Which role you held before running a plant has helped you most in the job?
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