Mr. Wanninger has served as Executive Vice President & Chief Operations Officer since 2023. Previously, he held the role of Executive Vice President and General Manager of Stock operations at MasterBrand since 2020. He has held progressive leadership roles throughout his twenty-two year career in the cabinet industry. Mr. Wanninger has worked for MasterBrand twice in his career. Initially, he served as the Executive Vice President of Operations leading the supply chain for six years prior to leaving to join Norcraft Companies. At Norcraft, he was President of Mid Continent Cabinetry, a division of Norcraft for nine years. After the acquisition of Norcraft by MasterBrand, Mr. Wanninger held the position of Norcraft Companies President, Executive Vice President of Semi-Custom Operations. Mr. Wanninger also served as General Manager for Electrolux in their Laundry and Outdoor Products divisions. Early in his career, Mr. Wanninger spent eighteen years as a tier one supplier to the automotive industry in various levels of responsibilities from Supervisions, Safety, Human Resources to General Management.
Mr. Wanninger holds an AS in operations management from Iowa Western and a BS in business administration from Bellevue University.