10 Kennametal plant leaders
Plant Manager is the current title held by each of these Kennametal plant leaders, who run Kennametal sites across the United States. A reader can learn how plant leaders run their sites at Kennametal from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Angela Wolford
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · Kennametal
Angela Wolford has been Plant Manager at Kennametal since October 2014, a role the profile places in Johnson City, Tennessee, and the profile lists Abingdon, Virginia as the location. Angela Wolford also lists a separate Plant Manager role at Kennametal from May 2007 to September 2014.
Bob Turner
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · Kennametal Inc
Bob Turner has been Plant Manager at Kennametal Inc since May 2016, based in the Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point Area, and held Manufacturing Manager roles at Kennametal from 2005 to 2010. Bob Turner was Plant Manager at Greenfield Industries, Inc. from 2010 to 2013 and says that as a plant manager they have implemented set-up reduction, WIP reduction and cross training to reduce lead time.
Christian Andrew Fulford
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · Kennametal
Christian Andrew Fulford has been Plant Manager at Kennametal since July 2025, based in the United States, and the profile also lists a Plant Manager role at Kennametal from October 2019 to July 2025 and Production Manager there from June to September 2019. The profile describes experience restructuring manufacturing areas, including layout changes.
Jeff Kahl
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · Kennametal
Jeff Kahl has been Plant Manager at Kennametal since January 2014, a role the profile places in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, with Mount Jackson, Virginia listed as the location. The profile also lists Staff Engineer Global Asset Execution at Kennametal since 2011 with no end date, Manufacturing Integration Manager there from 2008 to 2010 and Operations Manager from 2004 to 2008.
Jeff Krause
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · Kennametal
Jeff Krause has been Plant Manager at Kennametal since January 2025, based in Doylestown, Ohio. Jeff Krause was Senior Operations Manager at TWB from 2021 to 2025 and Plant Manager at Shiloh Industries from 2020 to 2021, and describes a background in lean and continuous improvement with full P&L responsibility.
Joe Penkunas
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · Kennametal
Joe Penkunas has been Plant Manager at Kennametal since September 2010, based in the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area, and was Manufacturing Manager at Kennametal from 1993 to 2010. Joe Penkunas was Quality Manager at OSRAM from 1978 to 1993 and describes experience in manufacturing, quality assurance, and research and engineering management.
Joe Stepusin
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · Kennametal
Joe Stepusin has been Plant Manager at Kennametal since May 2021, based in Oxford, North Carolina, and the profile headline reads Plant Manager Carbide Powder Plant. At Kennametal, the profile also lists Manufacturing Manager from 2017 to 2021, Quality Manager from 2012 to 2017 and Engineer/Lean facilitator from 1999 to 2012.
Mike Wayman
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager - Responsible for the Rockford IL and Huntley, IL plants at Kennametal, Inc. · Kennametal
Mike Wayman has held the title Plant Manager - Responsible for the Rockford IL and Huntley, IL plants at Kennametal, Inc. since April 2003, based in Cherry Valley, Illinois. The profile also lists Project Manager at Kennametal from 2007 to 2009 and Operations Manager at Ingersoll Cutting Tools from 1985 to 2000.
Nicolas Dye-pellisson
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · Kennametal
Nicolas Dye-pellisson has been Plant Manager at Kennametal since July 2023, based in La Vergne, Tennessee. Nicolas Dye-pellisson was Valeo Production System Manager at Valeo in 2023, Site Quality Manager at Valeo from 2021 to 2023 and Supply Chain Continuous Improvement Manager there from 2020 to 2021.
Nicole Williams
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · Kennametal
Nicole Williams has been Plant Manager at Kennametal since May 2024, based in Friendswood, Texas, and the profile also lists a Plant Manager role at Kennametal from April 2023 to June 2024. Nicole Williams was Operations Superintendent at The Lubrizol Corporation from 2022 to 2023 and Process Improvement Engineer there from 2020 to 2022.
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01What did you focus on first when you took over your plant?
- 02How do you balance day-to-day production with longer-term improvement work at your site?
- 03What has running a plant taught you about leading frontline teams?
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