Avantor appoints Mary Blenn as COO

Avantor (AVTR) announced that Mary Blenn has been appointed to the newly created role of Executive Vice President and COO, effective immediately. 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. 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, 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.