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Michael Stubblefield

Chief Executive Officer, Avantor

Michael Stubblefield has served as Avantor’s CEO since May of 2014. As CEO, Mr. Stubblefield oversees all aspects of Avantor’s global operations in its four product areas: Biopharma, Biomaterials, Research & Diagnostics and Advanced Technologies.

Mr. Stubblefield has more than 20 years of global chemical industry leadership experience. Before joining Avantor, Mr. Stubblefield served as a Senior Expert for the Chemicals Practice of McKinsey & Company. Prior to that time, he had a long tenure with Celanese, a global technology and specialty materials company. At Celanese, Mr. Stubblefield held various global leadership positions over the years, including Vice President and General Manager- Advanced Engineered Materials, Chief Marketing Officer, Vice President and General Manager – EVA Performance Polymers, Global Supply Chain Director-Acetyl Intermediates, and Asia Commercial Director-Emulsion Polymers.

He holds an MBA from Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Utah.