10 Newell Brands plant leaders
Plant Manager, Sr. Plant Manager and Plant Director are among the current titles held by these Newell Brands plant leaders, whose profiles place them in countries such as the United States, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, France and Belgium. A reader can learn how plant leaders run their sites at Newell Brands from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Arnold Stevenson
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · Newell Brands
Arnold Stevenson has been Plant Manager at Newell Brands since March 2024, based in Muncie, Indiana, and was Operations Manager at Newell Brands from 2021 to 2024. Arnold Stevenson was Vice President Operations at Metal Spinners Inc. from 2015 to 2020, Plant Manager there from 2013 to 2015 and Plant Manager at Dayton Progress from 2009 to 2013.
Cristina Bouthillon
LinkedInExperience: Directrice de site de production - Plant Manager · Newell Brands
Cristina Bouthillon has been Directrice de site de production - Plant Manager at Newell Brands since August 2024, based in Beauvais, Hauts-de-France, France. Cristina Bouthillon was Directrice des opérations at Mapa Spontex from 2023 to 2024 and Responsable de Production / Manufacturing Director at PPG from 2021 to 2023.
Emerson Figueirêdo Guimarães
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · Newell Brands
Emerson Figueirêdo Guimarães has been Plant Manager at Newell Brands since August 2023, based in Bahia, Brazil. At Newell Brands, Emerson Figueirêdo Guimarães was also Gerente Produção e Operações from 2021 to 2023 and Production and Maintenance Coordinator from 2013 to 2021.
José Luis Fuentes
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Plant Manager · Newell Brands
José Luis Fuentes has been Sr. Plant Manager at Newell Brands since January 2024, based in Acuña, Coahuila, Mexico. José Luis Fuentes was Plant Manager at Springs Window Fashions from 2019 to 2024, Plant Manager at Aptiv from 2018 to 2019 and Mexico Operations Manager at Molded Fiber Glass (MFG) Companies from 2015 to 2017.
Jurgen Van Loo
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · Newell Brands
Jurgen Van Loo has been Plant Manager at Newell Brands since April 2009, based in Lokeren, Belgium. Jurgen Van Loo was Production Manager at Newell Brands from 2005 to 2009, Industrial Engineer at DYMO from 2000 to 2005 and Equipment Engineer at Alcatel Microelectronics from 1996 to 2000.
Luiz Felipe Intrieri Locatelli
LinkedInExperience: Plant Director · Newell Brands
Luiz Felipe Intrieri Locatelli has been Plant Director at Newell Brands since August 2025, based in São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil. Luiz Felipe Intrieri Locatelli was Industrial Director at PROMETEON TYRE GROUP from 2021 to 2025 and Sr. Plant Operations Manager at Pirelli from 2010 to 2016.
Matías Ariel Paragano
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager - Planta Garin · Newell Brands
Matías Ariel Paragano has been Plant Manager - Planta Garin at Newell Brands since December 2023, based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. At Newell Brands, Matías Ariel Paragano was also Production Manager - Planta MAPA Virulana from 2022 to 2023, and was Manufacturing Manager at Johnson Electric from 2019 to 2022.
Renato Santos MSc. Eng.
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · Newell Brands
Renato Santos has been Plant Manager at Newell Brands since July 2026, based in Camaçari, Bahia, Brazil. Renato Santos was Plant Manager at Continental from 2023 to 2026, Operation Director at Trelleborg Printing Solutions from 2018 to 2023 and Gerente de operações there from 2016 to 2018.
Scott Yaist
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · Newell Brands
Scott Yaist has been Plant Manager at Newell Brands since August 2020, based in Rossford, Ohio. At Newell Brands, Scott Yaist was also Operations Engineering Manager from 2014 to 2020, Engineering Leader from 2010 to 2013, Process Engineer from 2007 to 2010 and Operations Supervisor from 2003 to 2007.
Steven Sampson
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · Newell Brands
Steven Sampson holds a current Plant Manager row at Newell Brands, based in Monroe, Michigan, and the profile headline reads Plant Manager at Newell Brands. The profile gives no start date for the role and lists it in the Operations department at the Manager level.
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