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Avantor® Appoints Mary Blenn as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

1. Mary Blenn appointed as AVTR's COO, effective immediately. 2. Blenn to enhance manufacturing and supply chain efficiencies. 3. She brings over 30 years of leadership experience from Cytiva and GE. 4. CEO Ligner emphasizes her ability to transform operations effectively. 5. Blenn aims to improve customer service with reliable solutions.

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Why Bullish?

The appointment of a seasoned COO like Mary Blenn can enhance operational efficiency and scalability, positively impacting growth prospects for AVTR. Historical data shows similar executive appointments lead to improved market performance, as with companies enhancing operational leadership during recovery phases.

How important is it?

The leadership change is highly relevant to AVTR's operational strategy, suggesting a trajectory toward improved efficiency and market growth, correlating with long-term investor interests.

Why Long Term?

Strategic improvements under Blenn's leadership may take time to manifest but are likely to significantly strengthen Avantor's foundations, resembling past scenarios where new leadership gradually improved corporate metrics and market performance.

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, /PRNewswire/ -- Avantor, Inc. (NYSE: AVTR), a leading global provider of mission-critical products and services to customers in the life sciences and advanced technologies industries, today announced that Mary Blenn has been appointed to the newly created role of Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, effective immediately. 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." About AvantorAvantor® 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. Avantor Media ContactEric Van ZantenHead of External CommunicationsAvantor610-529-6219[email protected]  Avantor Investor Relations ContactAllison HosakSenior Vice President, Global CommunicationsAvantor908-329-7281[email protected] SOURCE Avantor and Financial News

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