Anil Neti is the Senior Plant Manager of SunOpta’s plant-based beverage manufacturing plant in Midlothian, Texas. He led the startup of this new plant operations by supporting teams with designs, permits, construction, equipment installation, qualification, recruiting, training and successfully transitioning into plant operations. Prior to joining SunOpta in October of 2021, Anil served as Director of Operations at Keurig Dr Pepper and as Plant Manager at Kerry Group. He also has experience serving in operations, research & development, engineering, and maintenance departments in automotive and fiber optic cable industries.

Anil has extensive experience in business leadership including starting up green fields and brown fields, turning around failing plants, capital projects, operations strategy, finance (P&L), sales, marketing, and customer service. As a leader in operations management, he successfully delivers KPIs including safety, quality, growth, and profitability through focus on Total Productive Maintenance and productivity improvements.

His engineering and technical experience include automation, controls, process engineering, utilities, wastewater treatment and manufacturing execution systems. Additionally, Anil is a master of negotiations, building great relationships with county, city, state, and community members. He is an expert in organizational effectiveness and development, creating high-performing technical and cross-functional teams to deliver breakthrough results.

Anil earned a Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Kennesaw State University and Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Arizona.