Jerry Bienias, Vice President of Finance & Technical Operations

Jerry joined Donnelly in September 1993 and is responsible for all accounting, administrative and systems-related functions. He also oversees plant support areas, including quality control, the tool room, maintenance and manufacturing engineering.

Prior to joining Donnelly, Jerry spent three years in Ernst and Young's Process Improvement Consulting Practice. There he worked in a diverse range of industries, from airlines to metal stamping. His project experience included developing manufacturing systems, improving process flows, implementing activity-based management techniques and defining new markets. He also worked for six years at Sandoz Nutrition (now Novartis) as an inventory accountant and cost accounting supervisor.

Despite never setting foot in a plastics company until he joined Donnelly, Jerry brings a wealth of experience in how world-class companies operate. He is a firm believer in taking a process versus departmental approach to analyzing business issues. His project management skills were essential in overseeing Donnelly's ERP system conversion to IQMS's Enterprise IQ system in the Fall of 2001.

Jerry graduated Cum Laude from the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, MN with a BS in Finance, where he was also in the National Economics Honor Society. He successfully passed the CMA exam in 1987.

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