Krueger Named Greenbrier Manufacturing Operations President
Written by William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-Chief
Bill Krueger
The Greenbrier Companies Chief Operating Officer Manufacturing Operations William (Bill) Krueger has been appointed President of the division, effective Sept. 1, 2022. Reporting to President and CEO Lorie Tekorius, he will be responsible for all new railcar manufacturing operations in the U.S., Mexico, Brazil, Poland, Romania and Turkey, as well as global design, engineering, sourcing, logistics and quality.
Krueger succeeds Alejandro Centurion, Executive Vice President and President of Greenbrier Manufacturing Operations, who retired from those roles effective Aug. 31, 2022. Centurion will continue as Chair of Greenbrier Europe’s Supervisory Board, maintaining primary supervision of Greenbrier Europe’s manufacturing operations. He also remains a Senior Advisor to Tekorius and Krueger until September 2023, completing 18 years of service to Greenbrier.
“Alejandro has been a key contributor to Greenbrier’s growth over the past two decades,” Tekorius said. “When he joined in 2005, Greenbrier’s manufacturing revenue was $844 million, based on a few railcar types, and has grown to more than $2 billion today, as we build almost every commercially available railcar design. We’ve added facilities in Arkansas, Missouri, Texas, Mexico, Romania and Brazil during Alejandro’s tenure. Finally, our manufacturing employee base has increased from 3,533 in 2006 to approximately 16,000 people today. On behalf of Greenbrier’s management team and Board of Directors, I thank Alejandro for his many years of dedicated service.
“I am pleased that Bill has accepted this position, adding to his responsibilities within our senior management team. He brings vast experience to this position and has displayed ingenuity, compassion and leadership during his two years at Greenbrier. He is well-suited to succeed Alejandro and continue enhancing our manufacturing operations. We look forward to Bill’s additional contributions as President of GMO.”
“Bill’s appointment as President of GMO advances Greenbrier’s strategic objectives,” said Centurion. “Our actions today demonstrate a strong succession plan that strengthens our North American and international operations. I look forward to working together with Lorie and Bill on special projects, especially those impacting our European operations.”
Before Krueger joined Greenbrier in 2020, he served as Chairman of JATCO Americas and Executive Vice President at JATCO Global, a manufacturer of automatic transmissions. Prior to JATCO, he held various senior management positions at major automotive manufacturers, including Toyota and Nissan. He began his career at General Motors in 1985. Krueger holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Marquette University and two master’s degrees in engineering management and business from Northwestern University.
