Marc Rands serves as Vice President, Global Operations for Materion Corporation, a global leader in advanced materials. In his role, Marc has full oversight over all global manufacturing locations, leading a synergistic approach to driving operating efficiencies, creating best practices, refining asset management processes and promoting a culture of “safety first” with the primary goal of returning employees home safely each day. Before joining Materion, Marc served as Vice President, Integrated Supply Chain for Honeywell where he was responsible for plant operations in US, EMEA and APAC regions. Marc holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in chemical engineering from the University of Arkansas and is a certified Six Sigma Black Belt.