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Vivify Appoints Katie Winstanley As Chief Operating Officer

PRIVATEAug 09, 2026•about 2 hours ago

Position

Chief Executive Officer

Company

Vivify

Russell Teale
Glendale HeightsConsumer GoodsHealth Care

Description

Vivify has strengthened its executive leadership team by appointing Katie Winstanley as Chief Operating Officer. In her new role, Katie will lead operational delivery, people strategy, customer experience, and business transformation.

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Company

Vivify

Location

Glendale Heights, Illinois, United States

About

Vivify is the only Hybrid Manufacturer of Color, to be completely vertically integrated in its manufacturing lines of pigments and pigment dispersions. Vivify also supplies a wide variety of inorganic pigments, dyes, additives, resins, waxes, specialty chemicals and food ingredients. Vivify has offices in India, China, USA (headquarters), and Brazil along with strong agents and distributors in 15 different countries. We are always looking to add value to our customers by focusing on our thoughtful leadership. If you are a thoughtful leader and believe you can be a good fit, feel free to contact us, we are always looking for the best and brightest minds to continually add iNNOVATIVE value to our customers technically, commercially, and even operationally.

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