RADNOR, PA — Avantor, Inc. (NYSE: AVTR) has appointed industry veteran Mary Blenn as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, a newly created role aimed at strengthening the company’s global manufacturing and supply chain backbone as it pursues renewed growth.
Reporting directly to President and CEO Emmanuel Ligner, Blenn will oversee Avantor’s worldwide operations and logistics network, with a mandate to boost efficiency, scalability, and consistency across the company’s production footprint. The move signals a sharper operational focus as Avantor works to align its infrastructure with long-term commercial objectives.
Blenn arrives with more than 30 years of leadership experience spanning life sciences, medical technology, and industrial manufacturing. She most recently served as Senior Vice President of Global Operations & Supply Chain at Cytiva and previously held senior positions across General Electric’s healthcare and biopharma divisions. Her background includes global manufacturing oversight, supply chain optimization, M&A integration, and risk management — capabilities that Avantor views as essential to rebuilding operational resilience.
Ligner said he has seen Blenn’s impact firsthand. “Her ability to transform complex operations into agile, high-performing systems is unmatched,” he noted. “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.”
Blenn described her arrival as timely given the company’s focus on operational revival. She emphasized her commitment to embedding lean principles across manufacturing and logistics functions and to improving reliability and speed in customer delivery. “I am honored to join Avantor at this important time in its revival,” she said. “I look forward to partnering with Emmanuel and the talented teams across Avantor to strengthen our manufacturing and supply chain capabilities and serve our customers with greater impact.”
The appointment reflects Avantor’s effort to reinforce its operational core amid intensifying competition and evolving customer demands — positioning the company to support its next phase of growth with a more efficient and resilient global network.
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