Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States, October 2025 — Medbio, LLC, a leading contract manufacturer in the medical device and biotech industry, has announced the appointment of Marina Johnson as Vice President, Finance and Human Resources. In this expanded leadership role, Marina will oversee both financial strategy and human capital development, ensuring Medbio continues to deliver operational excellence and sustainable growth across its diverse manufacturing portfolio.
Marina has been with Medbio for over two years, most recently serving as Director of Finance and Strategy, where she played a key role in shaping the company’s financial vision, optimizing business processes, and driving strategic alignment across departments. Her elevation reflects Medbio’s confidence in her ability to lead integrated functions that balance fiscal responsibility with employee well-being — an approach increasingly vital in the evolving medical manufacturing landscape.
Before her tenure at Medbio, Marina served as Director of Finance at Zurn Elkay Water Solutions, where she led financial planning, reporting, and strategic analysis initiatives that strengthened the company’s growth and operational efficiency. She was instrumental in building robust reporting frameworks and ensuring financial discipline across multiple business lines.
Earlier, she spent over three years at Kellogg Company, where she held multiple roles in Global Business Services and Commercial Finance. As Leader, Global Business Services – Commercial Finance, she managed global consolidation, financial metrics, and performance analytics. Her tenure included spearheading overhead strategy, driving cost optimization, and introducing new structures that enhanced accountability and transparency across functions.
Prior to Kellogg, Marina built an 11-year career at Whirlpool Corporation, where she rose to the role of Finance Director, North American Manufacturing Operations. She was responsible for financial performance across 14 manufacturing locations in the U.S. and Mexico, implementing world-class manufacturing and cost deployment methodologies. Her roles also included Finance Business Manager and Senior Finance Manager, where she led teams in product costing, capital investment analysis, and sales finance.
Marina began her career at Consumers Energy, where she spent nearly seven years as a Financial Analyst, developing marketing strategies, conducting marginal analysis, and providing regulatory financial testimony before the Michigan Public Service Commission.
With over two decades of experience across global corporations, Marina brings a powerful combination of strategic finance expertise, operational insight, and people-centric leadership to her new role.
About Medbio, LLC
Medbio, LLC is an ISO 13485:2016 certified and FDA-registered contract manufacturer that provides innovative manufacturing solutions for the medical device and biotech industries. Specializing in clean room molding, assembly, and packaging, Medbio also offers in-house design support, tooling, and prototyping capabilities.
The company partners with major OEMs across orthopedics, cardiovascular, ophthalmology, neurological surgery, wound care, diagnostics, and dental sectors. Guided by its core values of integrity, collaboration, and technical excellence, Medbio has earned a reputation as a trusted, full-service partner that helps clients achieve growth and innovation through precision, quality, and reliability.Read Also : When HR “Produces Nothing”: A Response to Jennifer Sey’s Anti-HR Vision
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