Vanguard Companies have announced the appointment of Johann Perera to the role of Vice President Operations.
“We are excited to welcome Johann to Vanguard Companies, where his deep knowledge and experience within corrugated brings operational leadership and strategic execution. His passion for building collaborative teams, operational improvements and growing the bottom line will help support and drive new growth opportunities,” said Jim Beard, Chief Executive Officer. “Having lead large integrated corrugated facilities, Johann’s experience working cross functionally provides expertise for expanding our manufacturing capabilities within the market.”
Perera’s role will lead manufacturing, fulfillment, quality, procurement and sales support teams to drive operational excellence and customer experience. He will be responsible to deliver seamless end-to-end execution, drive continuous improvements throughout the organization.
“Johann is a transformative leader with the experience to maximize our customers ability to grow and in combination on gaining operational efficiencies across all areas, motivate and lead high performing teams while staying aligned with strategic goals. Vanguard is excited to have Johann join our team,” said Beard.