10 Tenneco operations leaders
John Roberts, Vice President Operations at Tenneco, is one of ten Tenneco operations leaders listed here, alongside people who hold or have held vice president, executive director and director of operations roles at the company. A reader can learn how operations leaders work at Tenneco from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Bill Kirk
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Operational Excellence · Tenneco
Bill Kirk has been Vice President Operational Excellence at Tenneco since December 2024, based in New Albany, Ohio, and the profile headline gives VP Operations Powertrain & Ignition, AMER at Tenneco. Bill Kirk was Chief Operations Officer at Custom Glass Solutions, LLC from 2022 to 2024 and Vice President Operations at API Heat Transfer from 2019 to 2022.
John Kibble
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Global Operations - Clean Air · Tenneco
John Kibble was Vice President, Global Operations - Clean Air at Tenneco from 2017 to 2019 and has been VP & General Manager - Tenneco NVH Solutions there since August 2025, based in the Detroit area. John Kibble also held VP / GM Clean Air roles at Tenneco for the Americas (2023 to 2025), APAC (2020 to 2023) and South America (2019 to 2020).
John Roberts
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Operations · Tenneco
John Roberts has been Vice President Operations at Tenneco since August 2025, based in the Detroit area, and was Executive Director of Operations there from 2023 to 2025. John Roberts also held Executive Director of Operations roles for NA OE Ride Control (2018 to 2019) and NA OE Clean Air (2015 to 2018) at Tenneco, and the profile headline gives Vice President of Operations, Clean Air/Powertrain/Ignition, Americas.
Leire Martinez
LinkedInExperience: Executive Director, Global Operations · Tenneco
Leire Martinez has been Executive Director, Global Operations at Tenneco since August 2026, leading global functions such as manufacturing excellence, supply chain, quality and process engineering, according to the profile. Leire Martinez was Director of Operations EMEA at Tenneco from 2024 to 2026 and Plant Manager there from 2020 to 2024, based in Bilbao, Spain.
olaf weidlich
LinkedInExperience: Excecutive Director Operations · Tenneco
olaf weidlich has been Excecutive Director Operations at Tenneco since February 2026, based in the Cologne Bonn region, and was Senior Vice President & GM Bearings at Tenneco from 2016 to 2024. olaf weidlich was CEO KmB at KmB Technologie from 2024 to 2026 and Director & GM VSG at FEDERAL MOGUL from 2012 to 2016.
Scott Jones
LinkedInExperience: Executive Director of DRiV Operations · Tenneco
Scott Jones was Executive Director of DRiV Operations at Tenneco from January 2024 to July 2025 and has been VP GM Monroe Ride Solutions - Americas at Tenneco since July 2025, based in Kansas City, Missouri. Scott Jones was Global Director of Operations at Dayco from 2019 to 2024 and Director NA Distribution Operations there from 2018 to 2019.
Sergio Berna
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Director Global Operations, Division · Tenneco Inc
Sergio Berna has been Sr. Director Global Operations, Division at Tenneco Inc since January 2018, based in Madrid, and the profile headline gives VP Global Operations. Sergio Berna was Director Global Manufacturing, Supply Chain & Operational Excellence at GRUPO LANTERO from 2014 to 2018 and Plant Manager at ArcelorMittal from 2008 to 2012.
Tom Worswick
LinkedInExperience: Executive Director Of Operations · Tenneco
Tom Worswick was Executive Director Of Operations at Tenneco from 2019 to 2023, responsible for global operations of the Motorparts group, including 14 plants in the Americas, Europe and Asia, according to the profile. Tom Worswick was Director Of Operations, North American Aftermarket at Tenneco from 2017 to 2019 and has been Vice President Operations at Autoliv since October 2023.
Vincent Palisson
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Global Operations - Powertrain · Tenneco
Vincent Palisson was Vice President, Global Operations - Powertrain at Tenneco in 2025 and Vice President, Global Supply Chain, Indirect Procurement and Mfg Engineering there from August 2025 to January 2026, a role the profile says led global supply chain, indirect procurement, manufacturing engineering and business transformation. Vincent Palisson has been Vice President, Global Supply Chain & Operations support at Allegion since March 2026.
Vishal Gupta
LinkedInExperience: Director of Operations · Tenneco
Vishal Gupta has been Director of Operations at Tenneco since August 2025, based in Bengaluru, India. Vishal Gupta was Vice President Operations at Varroc from 2024 to 2025, BU Head at SKF ISEAM from 2023 to 2024 and Plant Head at SKF ISEAM from 2019 to 2022, and the profile describes work in business turnaround and manufacturing operations.
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01What did you change first when you took on your operations role, and why?
- 02How do you decide which plant issues need your attention and which the site teams should own?
- 03What has your own work taught you about running operations across several countries?
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