President and CEO
Viking Industries
Richard Croce is the president and CEO of Viking Industries, Inc., a manufacturer of corrugated packaging as well as George H. Swatek Inc., a distributor of packaging products. Croce is proud to be the 5th generation Croce to be leading a packaging company and the 3rd at Viking. He has been published in the industry publication Box Score, as well as featured in Hudson Valley MFG Magazine for his knowledge and expertise.
Croce attended Union College in Schenectady, New York and obtained his bachelor’s degree from Marist College in Poughkeepsie, New York.
Rich has donated his time to work with the Council of Industry of South Eastern New York, serving as a board member and board president, to help area manufacturing companies improve their businesses. Croce is on the steering committee for Hudson Valley Pathways Academy which is a local P-Tech school which provides high school and associates degreed programs for local youth. Croce has served with the Boy Scouts as a Den Leader and as a coach for many youth teams in Saugerties, New York.
