Dan Gallo Named Chief Operating Officer at Spartech

Spartech has added Daniel Gallo to its executive ranks, naming him chief operating officer (COO). 
 
Gallo is now responsible for all Spartech manufacturing sites except for the Sherman Plastics (Naperville, Ill.) location. In this role, he is focused on driving excellence across safety, quality, service, and productivity initiatives while fostering strong collaboration with commercial, business management, and innovation to accelerate Spartech growth.
 
“Dan’s leadership will be integral in our development and enhancement of a ONE Spartech culture,” Spartech CEO John Inks said. “He will play a major role in helping us improve our speed to deliver customer excellence and leverage all of our core values.”
 
Gallo has more than 30 years of experience leading operations, supply chain, and logistics for premier consumer-facing companies. Before being promoted to COO, he served as vice president of Operations for Robert Bosch, a multinational engineering and technology company. In this role, he was responsible for a successful operational transformation including developing and executing initiatives to strengthen product offerings. Prior to this, Gallo was the Spartech senior plant manager for the Muncie, Ind., location and was later promoted to Spartech director of Manufacturing. 
 
Headquartered in St. Louis, Mo., with an innovation center and 17 manufacturing facilities located throughout the United States, Spartech is a manufacturer of engineered thermoplastic materials and specialty packaging products. Meeting exact standards for everything from food packaging to aerospace and automotive applications, Spartech’s products include UltraTuf, Royalite, Korad, PreservaPak, and Polycast.