10 Nordson plant leaders
Plant Manager and site leader titles are held today by these Nordson plant leaders, whose profiles place them in places such as Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina, Illinois, Pennsylvania, China and Thailand. A reader can learn how plant leaders run their sites at Nordson from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Calvin Li
LinkedInExperience: Former Plant Manager · Nordson Industrial Coating Systems
Calvin Li is a former Plant Manager at Nordson Industrial Coating Systems, a role held from May 2013 to October 2023, and has been Asia Commercial Leader at Nordson MEDICAL since April 2025, based in Shanghai, China. Calvin Li was also Asia Operations Manager at Nordson EFD from 2023 to 2025.
Chris Reistad
LinkedInExperience: Former Operations Manager & Site Leader · Nordson MEDICAL
Chris Reistad is a former Operations Manager & Site Leader at Nordson MEDICAL, a role held from May 2023 to April 2025, and has been Director of Operations at Nordson MEDICAL since April 2025, based in Lake Elmo, Minnesota. Chris Reistad was Senior Strategic Sourcing Program Manager at Medtronic from 2022 to 2023.
Chuck Lackey
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · Nordson Polymer Processing Systems
Chuck Lackey has been Plant Manager at Nordson Polymer Processing Systems since September 2009, based in Maiden, North Carolina, and the profile headline reads Plant Manager - Hickory, NC at Nordson BKG LLC. Chuck Lackey was Buyer / Planner at Nordson Polymer Processing Systems from 1999 to 2009.
David Lickenbrock
LinkedInExperience: Regional Operations & Site Manager, Test & Inspection Division · Nordson Corporation
David Lickenbrock has been Regional Operations & Site Manager, Test & Inspection Division at Nordson Corporation since March 2022, based in Arlington Heights, Illinois. David Lickenbrock was Plant Manager - Joliet, Indoor Air Quality Division at Filtration Group from 2021 to 2022 and North American Regional Operations Manager, Appliance Components Division at ITW from 2018 to 2021.
Jeff Skimel
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · Nordson Corporation
Jeff Skimel has been Plant Manager at Nordson Corporation since February 2001, based in Cumming, Georgia, and the profile headline reads Plant Manager at Nordson Corporation. Plant Manager at Nordson Corporation is the only work row the profile lists, and it has no end date.
Marco Wang
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · Nordson Corporation
Marco Wang has been Plant Manager at Nordson Corporation since October 2018, in Shanghai, China. Marco Wang was Sr. Manager of Industrialization and Manufacturing Engineering at BOBST from 2015 to 2018 and Test supervisor/process manager/Industrialization manager at Autoliv from 2007 to 2015.
Ryan Blundy
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · Nordson Adhesive Dispensing Systems
Ryan Blundy has been Plant Manager at Nordson Adhesive Dispensing Systems since October 2017, based in Birmingham, Michigan. Ryan Blundy was Operations Manager at Danaher from 2011 to 2017 and was in the Global Supply Chain Leadership Development Program at Whirlpool Corporation from 2008 to 2011.
Thawatchai Yongpatcha
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · Nordson Xaloy Asia (Thailand) Limited
Thawatchai Yongpatcha holds a current Plant Manager row at Nordson Xaloy Asia (Thailand) Limited, based in Bangkok, Thailand, and the profile headline names the same role. Plant Manager at Nordson Xaloy Asia (Thailand) Limited is the only work row the profile lists, and it carries no start date.
Thomas Muldoon
LinkedInExperience: Former Senior Manager, Operations (Site Leader) · Nordson EFD
Thomas Muldoon is a former Senior Manager, Operations (Site Leader) at Nordson EFD, a role held from February 2023 to February 2025, and has been Sales Operations Manager at Nordson EFD since February 2025, based in Barrington, Rhode Island. At Nordson EFD, Thomas Muldoon was also Production Manager EMA from 2021 to 2023 and Electromechanical Assembly Supervisor from 2020 to 2021.
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's own plant or division to your question, since a plant in one Nordson business and a site in another make different products under different conditions. Weigh whether you want someone running a site today or someone who has since moved into a commercial or broader operations role.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01What did you focus on first when you took over your plant or site?
- 02How do you split your own time between running the site day to day and longer-term priorities?
- 03What from the roles you held before leading a site still shapes how you run it?
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