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Manufacturing 2025: IBAÑEZ, JESUS
VICE PRESIDENT OPERATIONS, LEGO MANUFACTURING VIRGINIA, CHESTERFIELD COUNTY
Virginia Business //September 2, 2025//
Manufacturing 2025: IBAÑEZ, JESUS
VICE PRESIDENT OPERATIONS, LEGO MANUFACTURING VIRGINIA, CHESTERFIELD COUNTY
Virginia Business //September 2, 2025//
Ibañez joined Lego Manufacturing Virginia in January to oversee hiring and construction of the Danish toymaker’s $1 billion Chesterfield County facility, bringing two decades of executive leadership in multiple countries. He previously served as vice president of operations at Lego’s plant in Monterrey, Mexico, and was executive operations director for tire company Bridgestone.
Before that, he worked for more than a decade at Bosch Group in Spain, India, Vietnam and Texas. A graduate of Spain’s University of Deusto MBA program, Ibañez earned degrees in engineering as well.
In May, Lego Group announced its plans to build a new 2 million-square-foot warehouse in Prince George County to complement its Chesterfield campus, which is set to begin production in 2027. The company opened a temporary packaging facility in Chesterfield in 2023.
FAVORITE TEAM: Spanish soccer team Atlético de Bilbao (Athletic Club, in Bilbao)
BOOK I’D RECOMMEND: “Grit,” by Angela Duckworth, which made me reflect on my childhood.
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