Avantor® Appoints Mary Blenn as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Avantor (NYSE: AVTR) appointed Mary Blenn as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, effective Nov 10, 2025.
Ms. Blenn will report to President and CEO Emmanuel Ligner and lead the company's manufacturing and supply chain operations, with responsibility for aligning the manufacturing and logistics network to growth strategy, improving efficiency and scalability, and maintaining quality and reliability for customers. She brings over three decades of global operations, manufacturing, and supply chain leadership, including senior roles at Cytiva and General Electric, with experience in M&A integration, risk management, and compliance.
Avantor (NYSE: AVTR) ha nominato Mary Blenn come Vicepresidente Esecutivo e Chief Operating Officer, con effetto dal 10 novembre 2025.
La signora Blenn riferirà al Presidente e CEO Emmanuel Ligner e guiderà le operazioni di produzione e della supply chain dell'azienda, con la responsabilità di allineare la rete di produzione e logistica alla strategia di crescita, migliorare l'efficienza e la scalabilità, e mantenere la qualità e l'affidabilità per i clienti. Porta oltre tre decenni di leadership globale nelle operazioni, produzione e supply chain, inclusi ruoli senior in Cytiva e General Electric, con esperienza in integrazione M&A, gestione del rischio e conformità.
Avantor (NYSE: AVTR) nombró a Mary Blenn como Vicepresidenta Ejecutiva y Directora de Operaciones, con efecto a partir del 10 de noviembre de 2025.
La señora Blenn reportará al Presidente y CEO Emmanuel Ligner y dirigirá las operaciones de fabricación y de cadena de suministro de la empresa, con la responsabilidad de alinear la red de fabricación y logística con la estrategia de crecimiento, mejorar la eficiencia y la escalabilidad, y mantener la calidad y la fiabilidad para los clientes. Aporta más de tres décadas de liderazgo global en operaciones, fabricación y cadena de suministro, incluyendo puestos directivos en Cytiva y General Electric, con experiencia en integración de fusiones y adquisiciones, gestión de riesgos y cumplimiento.
Avantor (NYSE: AVTR)가 Mary Blenn을 사장대행 겸 최고운영책임자로 임명했습니다. 임기는 2025년 11월 10일부터입니다.
블렌 씨는 회장 겸 CEO Emmanuel Ligner에게 보고하며 회사의 제조 및 공급망 운영을 이끌고, 성장 전략에 맞춰 제조 및 물류 네트워크를 조정하고, 효율성과 확장성을 개선하며, 고객에 대한 품질과 신뢰성을 유지하는 책임이 있습니다. 그녀는 Cytiva와 General Electric에서의 고위직을 포함해 전세계 운영, 제조 및 공급망 리더십을 30년 이상 보유하고 있으며, M&A 통합, 리스크 관리 및 컴플라이언스 경험이 있습니다.
Avantor (NYSE: AVTR) a nommé Mary Blenn comme Vice‑présidente exécutive et directrice des opérations, à compter du 10 novembre 2025.
Mme Blenn reportera au président et PDG Emmanuel Ligner et dirigera les opérations de fabrication et de chaîne d'approvisionnement de l'entreprise, avec la responsabilité d'aligner le réseau de fabrication et de logistique sur la stratégie de croissance, d'améliorer l'efficacité et la scalabilité, et de maintenir la qualité et la fiabilité pour les clients. Elle apporte plus de trois décennies d'expérience mondiale en opérations, fabrication et chaîne d'approvisionnement, y compris des postes de direction chez Cytiva et General Electric, avec une expérience en intégration des fusions et acquisitions, en gestion des risques et en conformité.
Avantor (NYSE: AVTR) hat Mary Blenn zum Executive Vice President und Chief Operating Officer ernannt, gültig ab dem 10. November 2025.
Frau Blenn wird dem Präsidenten und CEO Emmanuel Ligner berichten und die Produktions- und Lieferkettenbetriebe des Unternehmens leiten, mit der Verantwortung, das Herstellungs- und Logistiknetzwerk an die Wachstumsstrategie anzupassen, Effizienz und Skalierbarkeit zu verbessern und Qualität sowie Zuverlässigkeit für Kunden sicherzustellen. Sie bringt über drei Jahrzehnte globale Führungsqualitäten in Betrieb, Fertigung und Lieferkette mit, einschließlich leitender Positionen bei Cytiva und General Electric, mit Erfahrung in M&A-Integration, Risikomanagement und Compliance.
Avantor (المؤشر: AVTR) عيّت Mary Blenn نائب رئيس تنفيذي ومدير عمليات، اعتباراً من 10 نوفمبر 2025.
سوف ترفع السيدة بلين إبلاغها إلى الرئيس التنفيذي Emmanuel Ligner وتقود عمليات التصنيع وسلسلة التوريد في الشركة، مع مسؤولية مواءمة شبكة التصنيع واللوجستيات مع استراتيجية النمو، وتحسين الكفاءة والقدرة على التوسع، والحفاظ على الجودة والموثوقية للعملاء. إنها تقود أكثر من ثلاثة عقود من القيادة العالمية في العمليات والتصنيع وسلسلة التوريد، بما في ذلك أدوار عليا في Cytiva وGeneral Electric، مع خبرة في الدمج والاندماج والاستحواذ، وإدارة المخاطر والامتثال.
- COO appointment effective Nov 10, 2025
- Leads manufacturing and supply chain operations
- 30+ years of operations and supply chain leadership
- Prior senior roles at Cytiva and General Electric
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Ms. Blenn will report to President and CEO Emmanuel Ligner and will lead the Company's manufacturing and supply chain operations. She will be responsible for aligning Avantor's manufacturing and logistics network with its growth strategy, enhancing efficiency and scalability, and ensuring the Company delivers consistently high-quality, reliable solutions for customers.
Ms. Blenn brings more than three decades of global operations, manufacturing, and supply chain leadership in the life sciences, medical technology, and industrial manufacturing sectors. Most recently, Ms. Blenn served as Senior Vice President of Global Operations & Supply Chain at Cytiva. She has held senior executive leadership roles at General Electric across its healthcare and biopharma divisions and is recognized for her expertise in global manufacturing, supply chain optimization, M&A integration, risk management, and compliance. Throughout her career, she has demonstrated success in operational integration and in building resilient, high-performing teams across complex, regulated environments.
"Having worked with Mary before, I've seen firsthand her ability to transform complex operations into agile, high-performing systems," said Emmanuel Ligner, President and CEO of Avantor. "Her track record of leading large-scale manufacturing and supply chain organizations through periods of rapid growth and change makes her exceptionally well-suited for this role. As Avantor strengthens its operational and commercial foundation, Mary's leadership will be instrumental in ensuring we operate with excellence, consistency, and customer-focused precision."
"I am honored to join Avantor at this important time in its revival," said Mary Blenn. "I look forward to partnering with Emmanuel and the talented teams across Avantor to strengthen our manufacturing and supply chain capabilities, embed lean principles into everything we do, and serve our customers with greater speed, reliability, and impact."
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Avantor® is a leading life science tools company and global provider of mission-critical products and services to the life sciences and advanced technology industries. We work side-by-side with customers at every step of the scientific journey to enable breakthroughs in medicine, healthcare, and technology. Our portfolio is used in virtually every stage of the most important research, development and production activities at more than 300,000 customer locations in 180 countries. For more information, visit avantorsciences.com and find us on LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and Facebook.
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