Leadership Team

John Haas 

President

​

John’s expertise and extensive foundry knowledge is the product of his more than 40 years of working within the metal casting industry. He started in the field while in college. He obtained a BS in Metallurgical Engineering from the University of Cincinnati. After working in the field for a decade, John entered the Executive MBA program at Xavier University. He completed the coursework while working full time and graduated with his MBA in 1988.

John steadily progressed through a number of positions and gained extensive experience during these growth opportunities. Over the course of his career, John has risen through the following positions at a variety of companies - Plant Metallurgist, Melt Superintendent, Quality Manager, Technical Director, Plant Manager, VP of Operations, Group VP, and President. He also spent more than three years as an internal consultant and management resource  for the foundries (both domestically and internationally) that were owned by a large steel producer.

At Grede, John built an exceptional team. John and this group of talented people transformed the Saint Cloud foundry into the premier foundry within the organization. The plant was a leader in safety, quality, productivity, and profitability metrics.

John joined the Dalton Corporation as President after it was acquired from Neenah.  During this time the company was able to improve product pricing and margins, increased sales growth, acquired Motor Castings Company in Milwaukee, and consolidate some of that business into Dalton.