Avantor, a Radnor, Pennsylvania-based life science tools company and global provider of mission-critical products and services to the life sciences and advanced technology industries, has appointed Mikey Santiago as Chief Information Officer, the company announced on October 26, 2026. Santiago brings more than two decades of technology leadership experience, including four CIO roles, and will lead Avantor’s global IT strategy and digital transformation agenda.
Emmanuel Ligner, President and CEO of Avantor, said Santiago combines business knowledge and technology leadership with “a proven ability to execute transformation at scale.” He added that Santiago’s experience in complex integrations, modernization and AI-driven innovation will help position Avantor for the future.
Santiago said he sees an opportunity to create meaningful value for customers by aligning technology, data and digital capabilities with Avantor’s business strategy. He looks forward to working with colleagues across the organization and leading a team committed to innovation, collaboration and results.
About Mikey Santiago
Santiago most recently served as Chief Information Officer of Danaher Corporation, where he led enterprise-wide IT strategy across the company’s diverse portfolio of operating companies. Before that, he was CIO of Cytiva, a Danaher operating company, from 2020 to 2023. He previously spent more than 10 years at Beckman Coulter, rising to CIO and Vice President of Information Technology, where he oversaw a global organization of about 300 people with a budget of more than $100 million. Across his career, he has led enterprise-wide digital transformations, major acquisitions and integrations, cloud modernization, cybersecurity initiatives and the deployment of advanced analytics and AI.
Earlier, Santiago spent 12 years at Xerox in research, technology and architecture leadership roles. There he led cross-functional teams that made Xerox office products the first to market with IPv6 support and developed the IPP protocol stack used across the company’s printer products.
Santiago holds an MBA from the University of Southern California Marshall School of Business and completed graduate studies in computer science and cognitive science at UC San Diego. He earned his bachelor’s degrees in computer science and mathematics from California State University, East Bay.
About Avantor
Avantor is a leading life science tools company and global provider of mission-critical products and services to the life sciences and advanced technology industries. Its mission is to set science in motion to create a better world, working alongside scientists from early-stage research through development and commercial production. Founded in 1904 by J.T. Baker and headquartered in Radnor, Pennsylvania, Avantor offers a comprehensive portfolio, productivity-enhancing technology, and global manufacturing and distribution capabilities. It serves customers in 180 countries, and its bioprocessing content is used in 85% of the top 20 biologics.
