Mary Blenn

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Executive Vice President and COO at Avantor

Northborough, Massachusetts, United States

Overview

Mary Blenn is the Executive Vice President and COO at Avantor, with over 30 years of experience leading global operations and supply chain strategy for life sciences companies like Cytiva and General Electric. She holds a Certificate in Risk Governance and has a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

In a recent interview, Mary shared that she is an introvert and finds that authentic mentorship opportunities often develop from organic, collaborative working relationships rather than formal networking sessions. She values empowering women in their professional journeys.

She helped scale a businesss revenue from $3B to $6B in just 18 months.

Personality Overview

Candid & Clear

Very Quick

Risk-Taker

They respond better to strong and respectful interactions.  They are not always relationship oriented. They take a lot of pride in personal achievements.

Topics They Care About

Operational Excellence
Her current role focuses on aligning Avantor's manufacturing and logistics with its growth strategy. She has a long track record of transforming complex operations into high-performing systems.
Supply Chain Resilience
Chaired a crisis management team at Cytiva, navigating global supply chain disruptions during the pandemic, and has spoken on the importance of localizing production to ensure business continuity.
M&A Integration
Recognized for her expertise in M&A integration, she was a key member of the $21B divestiture deal team for GE Healthcare’s BioPharma business, managing post-deal integration.

Media Appearances

Avantor® Appoints Mary Blenn as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Featured in PR Newswire

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Work History

11-2025
Executive Vice President and COO at Avantor
7-2024
Strategic Advisory Board Member at Ori Biotech
4-2024
Founder & Principal at Blenn Consulting
4-2020 - 7-2023
Senior Vice President Global Operations & Supply Chain at Cytiva
2-2017 - 4-2020
Senior Executive Operations & Global Supply Chain, Life Sciences at GE Healthcare

Education

1-2025 - 5-2025
Certificate in Risk Governance Course from DCRO Institute
Women on Boards: Succeeding as a Corporate Director from Harvard Business School Executive Education

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Exp : 26 Location : Northborough, Massachusetts, United States Job Level : Leadership Designation : Executive Vice President and COO at Avantor
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Insights For Selling To Mary

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Hold your ground without indulging in one-upmanship
  • Speak about competitive differentiation that your product offers
  • Make sure that you circle back fast on any action items, it wins their trust

DONT's

  • Don't try too hard to forge relationships with them
  • Do not spend too much time focusing on product tech or features
  • Don’t be in a rush to invite them for a social meet and greet

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Mary is

  • Conviction around the impact matters the most to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Mary

  • If they are not convinced, they will say no without any hesitation.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Mary move?

  • They can reach decisions fairly quickly if they are convinced.
  • Can Mary take some risk or not?

  • They don’t mind risks but can be quite binary about them.

You And Mary

Personality Compatibility


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