Steven R. Sperlazza
President and Chief Operating Officer
In his role of president and chief operating officer, Stephen R. Sperlazza reports directly to the chairman and chief executive officer of TAG Holdings, LLC. He is responsible for the management and overall results of all TAG companies.
Mr. Sperlazza began his career with PepsiCo Frito-Lay as a production supervisor after earning a bachelor of science degree in manufacturing technology in 1984. He held various progressive management positions up to the level of plant manager.
In 1992 he joined Bandag, Inc., the world’s largest supplier of retread systems for over the road truck tires. As a plant manger of multiple facilities, he provided leadership in transforming the manufacturing operations into a lean system and quality driven organization. He was selected by the CEO to lead and facilitate the development of a corporate strategic planning model for all manufacturing locations.
In 1996 he left Bandag, Incorporated to become general manager for the world’s largest manufacturer of closed cell foam rubber products, Rubatex Corporation. He was responsible for merging a recently purchased company into Rubatex that required the relocation of the manufacturing operation from the northeast to the southeast. This was achieved with no interruptions to existing or new customer orders.
In 1998, he left Rubatex to become division manager for Nishikawa Standard Company a Japanese, American joint venture company producing sealing systems for the automotive industry. He was successful in turning around the financial and quality performance of this tier one automotive supplier primarily serving JAC customers.
In 2000, he joined Freudenburg-NOK as vice president/general manager running their NVH products division. He was successful in turning around the financial and quality performance of this division. In 2002, a minority joint venture partnership was formed with TAG Holdings, LLC and he was asked to assume the role of president and chief operating officer for this newly created company. He successfully led the company in achieving the prestigious "Shingo Prize" for lean manufacturing.
In 2006, TAG Holdings was restructured into two operational groups, the Modular Assembly Group and the Assembly Group. Mr. Sperlazza was named president and chief operating officer of the Assembly Group and assumed responsibilities for three companies.
Today, Mr. Sperlazza is the number two person at TAG Holdings and he works closely with the chairman in matters of divestitures, acquisitions and the development of corporate strategies. In the management of four TAG companies, he works to align activities with the strategic corporate vision and guides personnel in the attainment of sales and revenue generation.
Mr. Sperlazza is very active in his community and has served on the executive council for the local United Way organization. He has two sons who attend college, and lives in Wolcottville, Indiana.
Anthony Jackson
Vice President of Sales and Marketing
Anthony Jackson brings over 29 years of experience to his position of vice president of sales and marketing for TAG Holdings. He is responsible for leading the overall sales and marketing activities and developing business strategies for all TAG companies. He reports directly to the chairman and chief executive officer of TAG Holdings, LLC.
After earning a B.S. in chemical engineering in 1982 from the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, IL, Mr. Jackson accepted a project engineer position at Monsanto Chemical Company where his responsibilities included designing and implementing cost savings programs for carpet fiber facilities. His next two positions with the company focused on streamlining product development and launch time, and reducing overall systems cost. His last position with the company was as a senior sales representative where he was successful in developing and executing marketing strategies to penetrate new industries. Mr. Jackson earned a master’s degree in chemical engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology while employed with Monsanto Chemical Company.
Mr. Jackson joined Advanced Elastomer Systems: LP in 1991. In the position of market manager, he developed and implemented global strategies to meet short and long-term corporate targets. The strategies resulted in double-digit growth in the plumbing, food, industrial hose and hardware markets.
Mr. Jackson’s next career move was to General Electric Plastics. He spent six years in positions of increasing responsibility starting with a field market development position where he developed new applications for the industrial HVAC market. He moved on to an application manager position where he created new tools and products that increased revenue by $10 million. His last position with the company was market development manager for the GM Truck Group, he secured over $11 million in new business and introduced three new products.
Just prior to joining TAG Holdings, Mr. Jackson held the position of vice-president of the General Motors and Chrysler business unit at Netshape International, LLC. In this role, his responsibilities including developing the energy management bumper market at General Motors and Chrysler. He helped grow the business from zero to $34 million.
Mr. Jackson joined TAG Holdings, LLC in 2001 as the director of sales – North America for the TAG subsidiary Vibration Control Technologies, LLC. In this position, he developed and implemented marketing strategies.
