Leadership
Chief Executive Officer
Michael (Mike) P. Bauer serves as Chief Executive Officer for Libbey. Mr. Bauer joined Libbey in 2019 from Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc., where he spent 20 years, serving most recently as President of The Master Lock Company from 2014 to 2018. Mr. Bauer previously held roles of increasing responsibility at Moen Incorporated, beginning in 1997 as Corporate Controller and culminating in his roles as Vice President and General Manager, Retail Business, from 2007 to 2011, and President, U.S. Business, from 2011 to 2014. Mr. Bauer’s earlier experience includes serving as Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Finance for Nook Industries, Inc., holding various accounting and finance roles at Avery Dennison Corporation, and working as an audit manager for Coopers & Lybrand.
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Juan Amezquita serves as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer for Libbey. Mr. Amezquita joined Libbey in January 2020 from Owens-Illinois (NYSE: OI), where he had served as Vice President of Strategy and Integration since April 2019. Mr. Amezquita previously held roles of increasing responsibility in O-I’s finance and treasury functions, beginning in 2005 as Colombia Treasurer and culminating in his roles as Vice President and Treasurer from 2012 to 2015 and Vice President of Finance and Corporate Controller from 2016 to April 2019. Mr. Amezquita’s earlier experience includes serving as chief financial officer for companies in the business services and health care industries in Colombia, as well as working as an IT system analyst.
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Lois Elisabeth Bingham serves as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary for Libbey. Ms. Bingham joined Libbey in 2021 from national nonprofit organization Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., where she spent 18 months as Executive Director. Ms. Bingham previously held roles of increasing responsibility at Yazaki North America, Inc., where she served as its VP, General Counsel, Secretary and Compliance Officer for the last eight years of her 12-year tenure. Ms. Bingham’s earlier experience includes serving as VP, Assistant General Counsel, and Assistant Secretary at R. L. Polk and Co., a data analytics firm, and as Associate and Of Counsel with the law firm Butzel Long, P.C.
Senior Vice President, Chief Operating Officer
James (Jim) C. Burmeister serves as the Senior Vice President, Chief Operating Officer for Libbey. Mr. Burmeister joined Libbey in March 2017 as Vice President, Chief Financial Officer; became Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer in June 2018; and was appointed to the additional role of Senior Vice President, Chief Operating Officer in October 2019. Mr. Burmeister ceased serving as Chief Financial Officer in January 2020. Mr. Burmeister joined Libbey from The Anderson’s, Inc., where he had served since 2014 as Vice President, Finance and Treasurer. Mr. Burmeister previously held roles of increasing responsibility in operations finance with Owens Corning, beginning in 2005 as Director, Finance of the cultured stone business and culminating in his role from 2013-2014 as Vice President, Finance of the roofing and asphalt division. Mr. Burmeister’s earlier experience includes serving in a variety of roles with General Electric, including an assignment with GE’s Corporate Audit Staff, and with Rubbermaid in its supply chain function. A graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, Mr. Burmeister served as a commissioned officer in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1990 to 1995.
Senior Vice President, General Manager, Americas Commercial
Joseph (Joe) Huhn serves as Senior Vice President, General Manager, Americas Commercial, having previously served as Vice President, General Manager, U.S. & Canada since October 2019. He served as Vice President and General Manager for the U.S. and Canada from January 2019 through October 2019. Mr. Huhn joined Libbey in September 2014 as Group Chief Financial Officer for the U.S. and Canada region before serving as Vice President of Financial Planning and Analysis and Investor Relations from May 2017 until January 2019. Mr. Huhn previously held regional and global finance positions of increasing responsibility at Whirlpool Corporation, which included Finance Director, North American Channels and Finance Director, Global Strategic Sourcing. Mr. Huhn’s earlier experience includes finance director positions at Maxtor Corporation and Quantum Corporation.
Senior Vice President, Marketing
Kevin Oglesby serves as Senior Vice President, Marketing, Effective July 12, 2021. Mr. Oglesby joined Libbey from Sealed Air Corporation (NYSE: SEE), where he served as Global Vice President of Strategy, Marketing & Digital. Prior to joining Sealed Air in 2018, Mr. Oglesby served as the Strategy Director from 2016-2018 for Lowe’s Companies, Inc. Mr. Oglesby brings brand director experience from Bacardi and MillerCoors. Mr. Oglesby’s earlier experience include serving in marketing at Nestle S.A., as a Brand Manager at Con Agra and prior positions in strategy and analysis.
Senior Vice President, Global Manufacturing & Engineering
Pablo Villarreal Zavala serves as Senior Vice President, Global Manufacturing & Engineering for Libbey, a role he has held since October 2019. Mr. Villarreal joined Libbey in April 2014 as Country Manager for Libbey Mexico and was appointed to the role of Vice President, General Manager, Latin America and Mexico in April 2015. Mr. Villarreal previously held roles at General Electric, where he served as General Manager of General Electric Healthcare from 2012 to 2014; General Manager of GE Lighting in Monterrey from 2008 to 2012; and Plant Manager of General Electric Consumer & Industrial in Saltillo, Coahuila, from 2006 to 2008. Mr. Villarreal’s earlier experience includes Plant Manager for TRW automotive, a manufacturer of safety belts for Nissan, Chrysler, GM, VW and Ford vehicles, from 2002 to 2006, and various leadership positions in subsidiary General Electric companies from 1995 to 2004.