Envigo has appointed Scott Schulz director of its North American operations. In this role, Mr. Schulz will be tasked to optimize operational performance and service delivery across the company’s North American-based production locations for research models and services (RMS). He will report directly to Michael Caulfield, president North American RMS, Envigo.

Mr. Schulz will serve as the operational leader of the North American leadership team. He has management responsibility for research models North American animal production facilities and will drive continuous improvement while ensuring the consistent availability of models to meet customer demand in full. His direction of operational performance will include best-in-class quality, high levels of productivity, animal welfare with a focus on health status and genetics, and fulfilling customer requirements.

Prior to joining Envigo, Mr. Schulz served as vice president of operations at Taconic Biosciences, where he introduced lean manufacturing methodologies including 5S and process mapping and also established a continuous improvement culture through the development of a Lean Six Sigma training program.