Vancouver dietary supplement manufacturer Columbia Nutritional has appointed Brea Viratos as its new Chief Executive Officer. The former Chief Operations Officer for Columbia Nutritional, she brings to the role more than a decade of experience in the industry and a commitment to quality that will guide the company going forward.
Viratos officially became CEO of Columbia Nutritional on Tuesday, December 1, 2020, replacing interim Chief Restructuring Officer Clyde Hamstreet.
“Brea is the absolute right leader for this role at Columbia Nutritional,” Hamstreet said. “Her experience, her expertise in quality and her vision for the company’s future are exactly what Columbia needs right now.”
Viratos joined the company in 2018, working first as director of quality and then as vice president of quality. Prior to her time at Columbia, she worked at a large nutraceutical contract manufacturer in quality management for five years, and before that spent six years at Bayer managing a high-throughput food science laboratory.
Viratos earned a B.S. in biomedical science from Southern Oregon University and an M.S. in engineering and technology management from Portland State University. She also earned a graduate certificate in project management from PSU and has a Green Belt in Six Sigma. Off the clock, Viratos’ passions include fitness, hiking, rafting, climbing mountains, continuous improvement and making wine.
“I am incredibly excited and honored by this opportunity at Columbia Nutritional,” Viratos said. “This company has a 20-year history of quality and customer satisfaction, and I’m looking forward to leading it into the future with a renewed commitment to excellence.”
