William Andrews
Chief Operating Officer (COO) at Cohere Beauty
- Role
- Chief Operating Officer at Cohere Beauty
- Location
- Richmond, VA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About William Andrews
COO | P&L Executive | Multi-Site Manufacturing & Commercial Operations | Ph.D.Transformational operating executive and change agent with a track record of scaling private-equity backed manufacturing and technology organizations through operational excellence, commercial growth, and enterprise transformation. Proven ability to lead multi-site operations and integrate manufacturing, supply chain, customer success, R&D, regulatory, and commercial teams into a single operating model that delivers predictable execution while structurally lowering cost and improving customer experience.High-energy leader known for building high-performance teams, implementing Danaher Business System / Lean operating models, and driving cross-functional alignment to accelerate growth, improve margins, and strengthen customer outcomes. Passionate about helping growth-focused organizations out-innovate and outperform their markets.
Experience
Chief Operating Officer
Jan 2026 — Present · Omaha, NE, US
Lead enterprise operations across manufacturing, supply chain, customer success, R&D, regulatory, and quality to deliver predictable execution and scalable growth.• Establish enterprise operating cadence anchored in metrics, S & OP, and standardized ways of working; eliminate site-specific tribal processes.• Drive OTIF, right-first-time quality, labor productivity, structural cost reduction, and targeted CAPEX to remove bottlenecks and rework.• Sponsor enterprise digital transformation and Monday.com as the single source of truth across CRM, project tracking, costing, and customer workflows.• Partner with CEO and Board on strategy, capital investment, and platform scaling including M&A due diligence and integration.
Education
Allegheny College
BS, Chemistry
1997 — 2001
Indiana University Bloomington
Ph.D., Organic Chemistry
2002 — 2008
Skills
- R&D
- Technology Transfer
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Organic Chemistry
- Hplc
- Polymers
- Organometallic Chemistry
- Gas
- Polymer Chemistry
- Synthetic Organic Chemistry
- Analytical Chemistry
- Project Management
- Materials Science
- Management
- Organic Synthesis
- Characterization
- Spectroscopy
- Chemical Engineering
- Coatings
- Petroleum
- Nmr
- Medicinal Chemistry
- Biochemistry
- Chemistry
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