The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. announced that the Chief Operating Officer for its Manufacturing business, William (Bill) Krueger, has been appointed to President of Greenbrier Manufacturing Operations, effective September 1, 2022. In this role, Krueger 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. He will report to Lorie Tekorius, President and CEO.

Greenbrier previously announced that Alejandro Centurion, its Executive Vice President and President of Greenbrier Manufacturing Operations, would retire from those roles effective August 31, 2022. Centurion will continue as Chair of Greenbrier Europe's Supervisory Board. In this role, he maintains 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. Before Krueger joined Greenbrier in 2020, he served as Chairman of JATCO Americas and EVP JATCO Global, a manufacturer of automatic transmissions. Prior to JATCO, Krueger held various senior management positions at major automotive manufacturers, including Toyota and Nissan.

He began his career at General Motors in 1985. He holds a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Marquette University and two master's degrees in engineering management and business from Northwestern University.