10 Whirlpool procurement leaders
Laura Soma, Vicepresident NAR Procurement at Whirlpool Corporation, opens this list of Whirlpool procurement leaders, who also include senior directors of procurement and global commodities and directors of global, indirect and regional sourcing. A reader can learn how procurement leaders work at Whirlpool from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Adolfo González Castillón
LinkedInExperience: Sourcing Director, LARN Site Lead and NAR Refrigeration Project Management · Whirlpool Corporation
Adolfo González Castillón has been Sourcing Director, LARN Site Lead and NAR Refrigeration Project Management at Whirlpool Corporation since June 2024, based in Monterrey, Mexico. Adolfo González Castillón held other Sourcing Director roles at Whirlpool from 2018 to 2024, covering laundry project management and structures and aesthetics commodity management.
David Nagy
LinkedInExperience: Senior Procurement Director, Global Commodities · Whirlpool Corporation
David Nagy has been Senior Procurement Director, Global Commodities at Whirlpool Corporation since September 2025, based in Benton Harbor, Michigan. David Nagy was Director, Global Strategic Sourcing at Whirlpool from 2021 to 2025 and Senior Manager, Global Strategic Sourcing at the company from 2018 to 2021.
Gustavo Malaman Galhardi
LinkedInExperience: Procurement Director · Whirlpool Corporation
Gustavo Malaman Galhardi has been Procurement Director at Whirlpool Corporation since January 2025, based in Joinville, Brazil, with the profile headline reading LAR Procurement Director. Gustavo Malaman Galhardi was Procurement Senior Manager at Whirlpool from 2021 to 2025 and Procurement Manager from 2018 to 2020.
Justin Rodgers
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Procurement – Product Management, Target Costing & Capital Aquisition · Whirlpool Corporation
Justin Rodgers has been Senior Director, Procurement – Product Management, Target Costing & Capital Aquisition at Whirlpool Corporation since April 2025, based in St Joseph, Michigan. Justin Rodgers was Sourcing Director - Cooking Product Management / Global Tooling & Equipment at Whirlpool from 2024 to 2025 and Sourcing Director - Tier II Electronics from 2021 to 2022.
Laura Soma
LinkedInExperience: Vicepresident NAR Procurement · Whirlpool Corporation
Laura Soma has been Vicepresident NAR Procurement at Whirlpool Corporation since September 2025, based in St Joseph, Michigan. Laura Soma was Global Raw Materials Sr Director at Whirlpool from 2023 to 2025, Global Steel commodity director from 2021 to 2023 and Procurement Sourcing Operation and Excellence Director from 2020 to 2021.
Madhu Krishnamoorthy
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director of Procurement · Whirlpool Corporation
Madhu Krishnamoorthy has been Senior Director of Procurement at Whirlpool Corporation since May 2024, based in St Joseph, Michigan. Madhu Krishnamoorthy was Director of Procurement at Whirlpool from 2020 to 2024 and Senior Manager Procurement - Plastics and Assemblies at the company from 2017 to 2020.
Martino Zuccali
LinkedInExperience: Director Global Procurement · Whirlpool Corporation
Martino Zuccali has been Director Global Procurement at Whirlpool Corporation since September 2025, based in St Joseph, Michigan, with the profile headline naming electromechanical, gas system and heating. Martino Zuccali was Sr Sourcing Manager at Whirlpool from 2022 to 2025 and Sourcing Manager Kitchen Aid Small Appliances from 2018 to 2022.
Ryan Dunleavy
LinkedInExperience: Sourcing Director - Indirect Procurement, Supply Chain · Whirlpool Corporation
Ryan Dunleavy has been Sourcing Director - Indirect Procurement, Supply Chain at Whirlpool Corporation since July 2025, based in St Joseph, Michigan. Ryan Dunleavy was Senior Sourcing Manager - Indirect Procurement, Supply Chain at Whirlpool from 2022 to 2025 and Global Senior Sourcing Manager Chemicals, Resins, & Coatings from 2018 to 2022.
Stefano Medei
LinkedInExperience: Director Global Procurement · Whirlpool Corporation
Stefano Medei has been Director Global Procurement at Whirlpool Corporation since September 2025, based in Benton Harbor, Michigan, with the profile headline naming electronics and wire harnesses. Stefano Medei was Senior Procurement Manager, Electronics and Advance Innovation at Whirlpool from 2021 to 2025 and Program Sourcing Manager from 2018 to 2021.
Venkatesh Ramakrishnan
LinkedInExperience: Director - Procurement (NPI ,Product Management ,Tooling & Equipment and Target cost management) · Whirlpool Corporation
Venkatesh Ramakrishnan has been Director - Procurement (NPI ,Product Management ,Tooling & Equipment and Target cost management) at Whirlpool Corporation since April 2024, based in the Pune District, India. Venkatesh Ramakrishnan was Senior Manager, Head Procurement - Pune Refrigeration operations at Whirlpool from 2020 to 2023.
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01What did you change first when you took on your procurement role, and why?
- 02How do you decide which work your own team should lead and which to leave to the teams closest to the business?
- 03What has your own procurement work taught you that someone new to a leadership role should know?
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