Ron Harding

Ron is a former CEO of a company that developed a strong early interest in Requisite Organization and used RO to transform his stagnant company into double-digit growth.

Unusual among CEOs who develop an interest in Requisite Organization, Ron has sustained his interest with continuing active engagement in all GO Society activities.

He has deep experience at different levels of management and across functions

• He began his career with Mallinckrodt, Inc. and progressed through ever-increasing management roles in Operations and Marketing. 
• He has been Plant Manager on two occasions and was Marketing Manager for Mallinckrodt's world-leading paracetamol business. 
• Mr. Harding also spent time working in Germany as General Manager of Mallinckrodt's European business.
• In 1997, Mr. Harding left Mallinckrodt to become President of Bespak, Inc., a drug delivery technologies company.
• He joined Tyco Healthcare (now Covidien) in 2001 as President of Mallinckrodt Baker, a global specialty chemicals business. He led the company through a requisite change in strategy and structure resulting in moving a stagnant business into double-digit growth.
• After Mallinckrodt Baker was sold in 2010, he began consulting and mentoring start-up companies, including a stint as Acting CEO of Phytopharmacon, a natural products R&D company.