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Liz Palmer: Colorado 500 – Manufacturing – 2026
Liz Palmer serves as Director of Operations at Allegro Coffee Company, a position she has held since December 2022. She brings broad experience in operations, manufacturing, and engineering, having previously […]
Rick Kinning: Colorado 500 – Manufacturing – 2026
Rick Kinning serves as Chairman and CEO of RK Industries, LLC, a company he joined in 1977 as part of the family business. He assumed majority ownership in 1985 when […]
Lisa Clay: Colorado 500 – Manufacturing – 2026
Lisa Clay serves as Chairwoman of the Board of Advance Tank, a company she spent 34 years building alongside her husband Jim, who served as COO for 39 years. The […]
Ronald J. Lewis: Colorado 500 – Manufacturing – 2026
Ronald J. Lewis became CEO of Ball Corporation in 2025, named the company’s 13th chief executive in its 145-year history. He joined Ball in 2019 as President of the EMEA […]
Steve Anderson: Colorado 500 – Manufacturing – 2026
Steven G. Anderson is President and CEO of Forney Industries, a Fort Collins-based manufacturer and distributor of metalworking and welding products, where he represents the third generation of family leadership. […]
Igor Stemenkovic: Colorado 500 – Manufacturing – 2026
Igor Stamenkovic is Chief Executive Officer of Stored Energy Systems (SENS), joining the company from Eaton Corporation, where he most recently served as Senior Vice President and General Manager of […]
Nicki Rahn: Colorado 500 – Manufacturing – 2026
Nicki Rahn serves as chief of staff at Merritt Companies, a Colorado-based family enterprise operating two manufacturing businesses with shared services across human resources, information technology, and corporate strategy. Since […]
Shannon Roe: Colorado 500 – Manufacturing – 2026
Shannon Roe serves as Assistant Director of the Advanced Manufacturing Sciences Institute at MSU Denver, a role she assumed in October 2020 after joining the university in March 2019. A […]
Bob Wamboldt: Colorado 500 – Manufacturing – 2026
Bob Wamboldt is President of Johns Manville’s Insulation Systems business, a position he assumed in February 2017. He joined Johns Manville in 2003 and previously led the company’s Engineered Products […]
Andrew Akey: Colorado 500 – Manufacturing – 2026
Andrew Akey is president of Vectis Automation LLC, a Loveland-based provider of robotic welding and cutting solutions he founded in 2019. Under his leadership, the company has grown to 35 […]
Marcia Coulson: Colorado 500 – Manufacturing – 2026
Marcia Coulson is President of Eldon James Corp., which she purchased in 1989 and has led for 37 years, growing the company’s product line to more than 6,000 plastic fitting […]
Bob Walker: Colorado 500 – Manufacturing – 2026
Bob Walker is Chairman of Walker Manufacturing Company, a family-owned and family-managed manufacturing business he built over the course of his career. Walker counts creating multiplied opportunities through that enterprise […]
