RADNOR, PA — Avantor Inc. (NYSE: AVTR) said Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer R. Brent Jones will leave the company on or before June 24, 2026, as the company begins a search for his successor.
Steve Eck, senior vice president and chief accounting officer, will serve as interim CFO upon Jones’ departure.
Eck has served as Avantor’s chief accounting officer since 2019 and previously held finance roles at CSS Industries, Fidelity National Information Systems, General Electric, and Deloitte & Touche.
Avantor said it will conduct a search to identify a permanent CFO.
The company also reaffirmed its fiscal 2026 financial guidance previously issued during its fourth-quarter 2025 earnings call on February 11, 2026.
Avantor provides products and services to the life sciences and advanced technology industries, supporting research, development, and production activities across more than 300,000 customer locations in 180 countries.
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