10 O-I Glass engineering leaders
European engineering Director, Director Of Engineering - North America and Latin America Engineering and Manufacturing Director are among the roles held by these ten O-I Glass engineering leaders, some of whom have since moved on. A reader can learn how engineering leaders work at O-I Glass from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Adam Hafer
LinkedInExperience: Director, Global Engineering Infrastructure Process Area Leader Country Group Engineering Leader · O-I
Adam Hafer has been Director, Global Engineering Infrastructure Process Area Leader Country Group Engineering Leader at O-I since June 2020, based in Perrysburg, Ohio. Adam Hafer was Director, Innovation Center, Global Technologies EH&S, and Perrysburg Properties at O-I from 2015 to 2020 and Manufacturing Continuous Improvement Manager there from 2014 to 2015.
Bruce Gunner
LinkedInExperience: Director, Global Engineering · O-I
Bruce Gunner is a former O-I Glass leader who was Director, Global Engineering at O-I from February 2018 to September 2021, and the profile's current row reads RETIRED at O-I. Bruce Gunner was Global Engineering Manager at O-I from 2015 to 2018, Global Project Manager there from 2012 to 2015 and Corporate Furnace Engineering Manager there from 2010 to 2012.
Francesco Simone
LinkedInExperience: VP Global Technical Operations · O-I
Francesco Simone has been VP Global Technical Operations at O-I since January 2026 and also lists a current VP Global Manufacturing Excellence & Asset Reliability role there from November 2024, based in the Greater Milan Metropolitan Area. Francesco Simone was Director Global Asset Reliability at O-I from 2023 to 2024 and Operations Director South East Europe there from 2018 to 2023.
Gonzalo Del Castillo
LinkedInExperience: Technical Director Global - Forming · O-I
Gonzalo Del Castillo is a former O-I Glass leader who was Technical Director Global - Forming at O-I from January 2025 to March 2026 and Engineering Global Leader - Forming there from 2019 to 2024, based in the Toledo, Ohio area. Gonzalo Del Castillo has been Business Operations & Administration Leader at Valgroup USA since July 2026.
Gregory Common
LinkedInExperience: Director Of Engineering - North America · O-I
Gregory Common has been Director Of Engineering - North America at O-I since June 2014 and Country Group Reliability Leader there since February 2023, based in Toledo, Ohio. Gregory Common was Director - Corporate Automation at O-I from 2012 to 2014 and worked in Engineering & Manufacturing there from 1998 to 2012.
Jean-Claude Daugy
LinkedInExperience: Director global technical development · O-I
Jean-Claude Daugy has been Director global technical development at O-I since April 2020 and also lists a current VP Engineering Europe role there from July 2011, based in Bussigny, Vaud, Switzerland. Jean-Claude Daugy was Engineering director at OI from 2008 to 2011 and Plant manager at O-I from 2005 to 2008.
John Collins
LinkedInExperience: Director Global Technical Operations · O-I
John Collins has been Director Global Technical Operations at O-I since July 2025, based in Lisnaskea, Northern Ireland. John Collins was Global Discipline Leader, Furnace Operations at O-I from 2024 to 2025, worked in Global Furnace Operations there from 2020 to 2024 and was Furnace Regional Network Manager - Europe there from 2017 to 2020.
Olivier Osset
LinkedInExperience: OI Europe - Engineering Advancement Director · O-I
Olivier Osset is a former O-I Glass leader who was OI Europe - Engineering Advancement Director at O-I from January 2014 to July 2020 and OI Global Engineering - Process Area Manager - Infrastructure there from 2020 to 2025, based in the Greater Lyon Area. Olivier Osset was European General Facilities Manager at O-I from 2005 to 2013, and the profile lists a Retired from Glass Industry - O-I row in 2025.
Ruben Eduardo Rodriguez Prieto
LinkedInExperience: Latin America Engineering and Manufacturing Director · O-I
Ruben Eduardo Rodriguez Prieto has been Latin America Engineering and Manufacturing Director at O-I since January 2015, based in Colombia. Ruben Eduardo Rodriguez Prieto was Corporate Manager, Global Engineering & Manufacturing at O-I from 2014 to 2015, General Manager there from 2012 to 2014 and Plant Manager there from 2004 to 2012.
Silvio Gaffulli
LinkedInExperience: European engineering Director · O-I
Silvio Gaffulli has been European engineering Director at O-I since July 2025, based in Pully, Vaud, Switzerland. Silvio Gaffulli was Global Engineering Leader Finished Products and Infrastructure at O-I from 2023 to 2025, Global Finished Products Leader there from 2022 to 2025 and North and Central Europe Engineering and Asset Competitiveness Leader there from 2020 to 2022.
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- 01How did you decide which furnace or forming upgrades to fund first at O-I Glass?
- 02What did you learn running engineering standards across plants in different countries?
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