President and CEO
Bemis Manufacturing Co. | Sheboygan Falls
Jeff Lonigro joined Bemis Manufacturing Co. in 2019, becoming the second non-family chief executive officer in the company’s 120-year history. The Sheboygan Falls-based plastics and consumer goods manufacturer is in its fourth generation of family ownership.
Known as a market leader in the manufacturing of toilet seats, Bemis also provides precision parts and custom injection molding; it has more than 250 active and pending design and process patents. In addition to its U.S. operations, it has manufacturing facilities in the U.K., Mexico, France and Canada. The company has more than 2,000 employees located across those five countries. Under Lonigro’s leadership, Bemis acquired Bio Bidet, an Illinois-based manufacturer of bidets, in 2021.
Prior to joining Bemis, Lonigro served as vice president of Trilliant Food and Nutrition in Little Chute. Before that, he worked for more than 20 years at Glenview, Illinois-based ITW, a Fortune 300 global multi-industrial manufacturing company. At the end of his tenure, he was group president of ITW’s global industrial-welding platform. Previously, he spent 20 years at Miller Electric Mfg. LLC, based in Appleton.
Bemis sits on the board of directors for Bemis Manufacturing Co. and the Bemis Family Foundation.
Education: Bachelor’s, University of Wisconsin-Parkside