Michael Cronin

Biography

    Michael joined Greif in May 2015 as Senior Vice President and Group President, Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services – Europe, Middle East, and Africa. In January 2016, he assumed additional responsibility for Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services Asia Pacific, Greif Packaging Accessories and Global Key Accounts.  After almost four decades in the packaging business, his industrial experience includes aluminum rolling, paper making and plastic extrusion, combined with a deep knowledge of complex downstream operations in flexible, rigid and paper board packaging. Michael has led and developed multi-cultural teams with 15 years’ experience at a CEO/President level. During a 12 year career with Rio Tinto Alcan, he gained significant experience acquiring and integrating businesses on an international scale as President of Flexible Packaging in Europe and Brazil. He has also served as President of SCA Packaging and Chief Executive Officer of Coveris Packaging. His marketing and accounting qualifications are the basis for a strong market focus to executing business strategy.  

Research Interest

    Chemical Engineering