Ranir strengthens supply chain with new addition to leadership team

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Ranir, a leading global manufacturer of store brand private label consumer oral care products, has appointed Maureen Bryan as chief manufacturing and supply chain officer. Bryan will serve as a director of the integrated global manufacturing and supply chain group, which oversees teams in North America, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia and the Pacific.

Bryan has more than 25 years of strategic business planning, global manufacturing, supply chain support and management with companies such as Dow Chemical, S.C. Johnson and KIK Custom Products. Most recently, Bryan was SVP of supply chain for North America laundry and home care at Henkel Corp., a global manufacturer based in Germany, which recently acquired Sun Products. During the company’s transition, Bryan was responsible for two additional manufacturing plants and for building the supply chain organization to deliver synergies and increased customer focus.

“I am excited to join the Ranir team and am looking forward to working with the industry’s leading provider of oral care products,” said Bryan. “Ranir is dedicated to delivering affordable, healthy smiles in millions of households every day, and I’m proud to be a part of that mission and thrilled to support the company’s efforts in meeting the demands of its rapidly growing business across all categories.”

During her time at Sun Products, Bryan served as chief supply chain officer where she was focused on integrating end-to-end supply chain functions, including data governance, planning, manufacturing and logistics. While at Sun Products, Bryan oversaw multiple phases of infrastructure streamlining improvements, resulting in more than $100 million in cost savings.

“We are very fortunate to have Maureen join our team, as she brings extensive supply chain and plant management experience to our growing business, along with global expertise, which is vital to our operations,” said Rich Sorota, CEO of Ranir. “I’m looking forward to integrating her into our global manufacturing and supply chain group, and I’m confident she will lead our team through many more years of growth.”

Bryan earned her executive MBA from Northwestern University and her engineering degree from McGill.