Stolle Machinery Company has announced that Gus Reall has retired as CEO and has named Michael Larson, Stolle’s director of global operations, as his successor as CEO. Mr. Reall will continue as an executive member of the board of directors.
Gus Reall’s extensive career has given him unique experience and relationships that are respected throughout the metal packaging industry. He began his career in 1983 as an engineer in the Wagner Litho Division of National Standard Company, engaged in the three-piece can business. In 1988, he joined Sequa Can Machinery, where he held various senior management positions in engineering, manufacturing, sales and marketing. In 1998, he was named president and general manager of Sequa Can Machinery, and was subsequently promoted to corporate vice president and officer of Sequa Corporation. In addition, he served as director of subsidiaries in the United Kingdom and Brazil.
Following the 2004 merger of Sequa Can Machinery with Stolle Machinery Company, LLC, Reall assumed the position of president of the Can Machinery Division (CMD) of Stolle Machinery Company.
He was appointed CEO of Stolle in October 2011, when the company was acquired by Japanese conglomerate Toyo Seikan Group. Over the past 13 years, Reall has managed and overseen significant growth at Stolle, including the acquisition of several companies and the major expansion of Stolle facilities around the world. He has twice been included in the annual list of the 10 most influential people in the canmaking industry, compiled by CanTech International magazine.
About Michael Larson
New CEO Michael Larson’s career has spanned multi-million dollar niche organizations, beginning with Carlisle Companies and J.B. Poindexter Company, where he was chief operating officer at both companies. He joined Stolle in April 2007 as general manager of Stolle’s manufacturing facility in Sidney, Ohio. In 2011, he became vice president of operations for Stolle Sidney and Canton, and in 2013 the Stolle Dayton plant was added with the formation of the Dayton Machining Center. In 2014, Larson joined the Stolle executive team and was promoted to vice president of Ohio operations. He moved from Ohio to Denver, Colorado in 2016 upon being named COO of all Stolle’s U.S. operations, and then was named global COO in 2024.
Mr. Larson’s educational background includes training and certification as a Metal Fabrication Officer, a Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, an MBA and an Executive MBA.
