10 Avantor operations leaders
Benoit Gourdier, Executive Vice President, Bioscience Production at Avantor, is one of ten Avantor operations leaders, alongside vice presidents of regional, multi-site and manufacturing operations, operational excellence, the lean business system and engineering and manufacturing. A reader can learn how operations leaders work at Avantor from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Benoit Gourdier
LinkedInExperience: Executive Vice President, Bioscience Production · Avantor
Benoit Gourdier has been Executive Vice President, Bioscience Production at Avantor since January 2024 and the row also lists EVP Biopharma Production at Avantor since October 2023, based in the United States. Benoit Gourdier was VP, Head of Commercial APAC & Head of Global Sales Development - Merck Life Science at Merck Group from 2016 to 2017.
David Morel
LinkedInExperience: VP Operational Excellence · Avantor
David Morel has been VP Operational Excellence at Avantor since June 2026, based in France and working remotely. David Morel was VP Strategic Operations Office at Cytiva from 2025 to 2026, Vice President Supply Chain Excellence and PMO at Cytiva from 2022 to 2025 and GM Operational Excellence at Cytiva from 2020 to 2022.
Eric Werner
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Manufacturing · Avantor
Eric Werner is a former Vice President, Manufacturing at Avantor, a role held from June 2018 to February 2019 in the Greater Philadelphia Area, and the profile says the role led North American and European locations covering cGMP manufacturing operations, distribution and warehousing. Eric Werner is now Vice President Manufacturing Operations at Venator Materials Plc.
Franklin Davis
LinkedInExperience: Vice President of Multi-Site (4) Manufacturing Operations and Engineering · Avantor
Franklin Davis has been Vice President of Multi-Site (4) Manufacturing Operations and Engineering at Avantor since November 2022, based in the Santa Barbara-Santa Maria Area of California. Franklin Davis was Multi-Site Director at Resonetics from 2019 to 2022 and Principal Operational Excellence Leader (Quality/Operations) at Genentech from 2014 to 2019.
Jakub Ślusarz
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Operations, Europe &AMEA · Avantor
Jakub Ślusarz has been Vice President Operations, Europe &AMEA at Avantor since January 2026, based in Gliwice, Poland, and the profile describes a lean manufacturing approach learned in automotive. Jakub Ślusarz was Senior Director, Chemicals Manufacturing Europe at Avantor in 2025 and General Manager at Avantor from 2019 to 2025.
Murali Budgavi
LinkedInExperience: Vice President - Avantor Business System (Lean Management System) · Avantor
Murali Budgavi has been Vice President - Avantor Business System (Lean Management System) at Avantor since January 2018, based in Portage, Michigan. Murali Budgavi was Global Lean and EHS Director - Engineered Materials Group at Parker Hannifin from 2010 to 2017 and Vice President - Service and Operational Excellence at Wood from 2008 to 2010.
Mussie Futur
LinkedInExperience: Global VP of Engineering and Manufacturing · Avantor
Mussie Futur has been Global VP of Engineering and Manufacturing at Avantor since August 2021, based in Greater Philadelphia, and was VP Manufacturing and Operations at Avantor in 2021. Mussie Futur was Director for Center for Manufacturing Excellence at Arkema from 2017 to 2021 and Global Improvement Leader at Arkema from 2012 to 2017.
Rasheedia Aigoro
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Manufacturing Operations and Supply Chain · Avantor
Rasheedia Aigoro has been Vice President, Manufacturing Operations and Supply Chain at Avantor since April 2025, based in Baltimore, Maryland. Rasheedia Aigoro was Vice President, Integrated Supply Chain, Surgery at BD from 2023 to 2025 and Senior Director Of Operations at BD from 2020 to 2023.
Scott Dean, CSCP
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Operations · Avantor
Scott Dean, CSCP is a former Vice President Operations at Avantor, a role held from April 2023 to January 2025, and the profile says Avantor provides products and services for biopharma and healthcare. Scott Dean was Sr Director of Operations, Fluid Handling/Single Use Solutions at Avantor from 2019 to 2023 and is now Vice President Operations at Vuzix Corporation.
Sean DeFusco
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President Manufacturing · Avantor
Sean DeFusco is a former Senior Vice President Manufacturing at Avantor, a role held from April 2023 to August 2025, and was Senior Vice President, Avantor Fluid Handling from 2021 to 2023 and General Manager - Single Use Solutions Fluid Handling at Avantor from 2018 to 2021. Sean DeFusco is now Vice President, Life Science Solutions at Flow Control Group.
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's scope, such as bioscience production, a regional plant network, multi-site manufacturing, lean and operational excellence or supply chain within operations, to the decision you face. Check when each role started, and whether it is current, to judge how recent the person's view is.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01What did you change first when you took on your current operations role, and why?
- 02How do you decide which lean or operational excellence work to start first at a site?
- 03What has your own work taught you about balancing output with safety and quality on a production floor?
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