Inside SNC
“From Fortune 200 to Family Business, Key Learnings Along the Way”
Jeff Lonigro is president and CEO of Bemis Manufacturing Company. Jeff joined the company in 2019, when he became the second non-family CEO in the company’s 120-year history. Jeff also sits on the board of directors for the company and the Bemis Family Foundation.
Headquartered in Sheboygan Falls, Wis., Bemis Manufacturing Company is a family-owned manufacturer of consumer goods and custom injection-molding services, tracing its roots back to 1901. While renowned as a market leader in the manufacture of toilet seats, Bemis is an innovative and diversified manufacturer, catering to consumer, commercial, medical and industrial markets worldwide. Proudly embracing its role as a U.S. manufacturer, Bemis also operates manufacturing facilities in the U.K., Mexico, France and Croatia.
Prior to joining Bemis, Jeff worked for 20+ years at a Fortune 200 global manufacturing company where he held a variety of positions with progressive responsibility. At the end of his tenure, he led a group of global industrial-welding businesses as group president.
Jeff earned an accounting degree from University of Wisconsin-Parkside in 1995, where he was also a member of the baseball team. He became a Certified Public Accountant in 2000. In 2022, Jeff earned an Executive Scholar in Family Business Certificate from Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. Jeff has been married for 24 years to his wife, Natosha, a 25-year RN at ThedaCare. They have four children.
