Alpla North America announces new General Manager
Alpla, Inc., a global manufacturer of rigid plastic packaging for a wide range of consumer products, announced the appointment of Dr Andreas Reger as its General Manager, responsible for all activity at the US unit of seventeen manufacturing operations.
Andreas Reger comes to Alpla with 27 years of business unit leadership and development experience in the automotive, equipment manufacturing, and injection moulding industries.
Throughout his career, Andreas Reger has held progressively responsible commercial and operations roles:
- President and CEO, Dürr Ecoclean (automotive and industrial cleaning and surface processing equipment)
- President, Pollmann North America (Austrian-based supplier of injection and insert-moulded components)
- Business Segment Manager, Siemens VDO/Continental AG
Dr Reger earned a BA-International Business Administration from the Fachhochschule Wiesbaden (Germany), a MBA from Colorado State University, and a Doctor of Business Administration from the Lawrence Technological University (Michigan). He also holds a Lean/Six Sigma Green Belt, and speaks three languages (English, German, and Spanish).
