LeanDNA has appointed Lindsey Brown as vice president of customer success. Brown brings over a decade of enterprise customer success leadership, joining from Zello where she served in the same role, and previously worked at AlertMedia. The Austin-based supply chain execution platform also promoted Daniel Taylor to the newly created role of vice president of solutions and services. Taylor, who has been with LeanDNA for 12 years, will oversee solutioning, customer education, and professional services. The appointments follow LeanDNA's strategic growth investment from Accel-KKR in October 2025. The company has appeared on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies for four consecutive years.

Radius Aerospace and LeanDNA named finalist for the 2026 Supply Chain Excellence Award USA. Jul 07, 2026, 21:16 ET The companies were shortlisted in the Supply Chain Resilience category for delivering AI-driven resilience with APEX by LeanDNA. AUSTIN, Texas, July 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ - LeanDNA, a leading intelligent supply chain execution platform, and Radius Aerospace, a premier provider of mission-critical aerospace components, have been named finalists for a 2026 Supply Chain Excellence Award USA. The entry, "Radius Aerospace Achieves AI-Driven Resilience with APEX by LeanDNA," was shortlisted in the Supply Chain Resilience category, which recognizes organizations that have strengthened supply chain adaptability, minimized disruptions, and ensured business continuity amid external volatility. Operating across nearly one million square feet of manufacturing space in the U.S. and the UK, Radius Aerospace faced a classic industry paradox: the "visibility tax" of decentralized sites and the whiplash of OEM demand signals. To overcome these challenges, Radius adopted a strategy of centralized visibility for localized action, integrating APEX by LeanDNA, an AI-powered supply planning platform, across its primary manufacturing hubs to establish a single, authoritative version of truth across the enterprise. The move replaced fragmented spreadsheets and siloed ERP systems with prescriptive, AI-driven guidance, while empowering local site teams to resolve issues in real time. Over 12 months, Radius achieved a 65% reduction in shortages, effectively eliminating the hidden "chaos tax" of expedited shipping, emergency labor, and administrative firefighting. In parallel, the company improved inventory turns by 51%, from 3.5 to 5.3, unlocking working capital previously frozen in excess safety stock. By shattering the myth that resilience requires bloated buffer inventory, Radius proved that AI-driven intelligence and empowered local teams can simultaneously protect mission-critical continuity and improve capital velocity. "For aerospace manufacturers, resilience and efficiency have long been treated as a trade-off, and we've proven they don't have to be," said Darren Hill, Vice President of Commercial Operations at Radius Aerospace. "Customer trust is everything in this industry, and the more agility you have, the more trust you earn. With APEX by LeanDNA, we have real-time visibility that focuses our teams on what matters most, gets us out of reactive mode, and lets us protect both the production line and the balance sheet. Being named a finalist is a credit to the teams across our sites who made that shift." "Radius Aerospace is a powerful example of how AI-driven supply planning turns volatility into a competitive advantage," said Andy Ellenthal, CEO of LeanDNA. "By pairing predictive intelligence with empowered, accountable local teams, Radius built a scalable blueprint for resilient aerospace manufacturing that delivers measurable results." The Supply Chain Excellence Awards USA, presented by Logistics Manager, celebrate excellence and innovation across the supply chain profession. Shortlisted entries are featured in the August issue of Logistics Manager magazine, with winners announced at the awards ceremony on September 15, 2026, in Dallas, Texas. The recognition continues a strong run for LeanDNA in the Supply Chain Excellence Awards. The company and its customers have been honored in consecutive years, including being a finalist with MSA Safety in 2025 (Supply Chain Visibility category) and receiving a "Highly Commended" with Modine Manufacturing Company in 2024 (Digital Transformation category). About LeanDNA LeanDNA powers the world's discrete manufacturing with a single source of truth for factory-first supply planning and inventory optimization. APEX, the AI-powered expert execution platform from LeanDNA, transforms manufacturing complexity into a competitive advantage through AI-driven supply chain insights, recommendations, and actions. APEX transforms data and expertise into optimized decisions and actionability, enabling supply chain teams to improve on-time delivery and working capital levels by gaining visibility into current and incoming materials, taking action based on inventory criticality, real-time collaboration with suppliers, and tracking progress toward inventory optimization goals. Learn more at LeanDNA.com. SOURCE LeanDNA Inc

LeanDNA announces inaugural APEX Award winners, celebrating leaders in supply chain excellence. AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ - LeanDNA, a leading provider of intelligent supply chain execution solutions for manufacturing companies, today announced the winners of its inaugural APEX Awards. Presented last week at the 2025 LeanDNA Manufacturing Excellence Summit, the awards recognize customers who have achieved new heights in supply chain excellence through measurable business impact, bold innovation, and unwavering leadership. The awards honor both individuals and organizations that have successfully driven significant transformations by combining people, process, and technology. "The APEX Awards celebrate the stories, achievements, and partnerships that define what it means to rise above complexity in today's manufacturing environment," said Jordan Slabaugh, CMO of LeanDNA. "Elevating our customers is at the heart of everything we do at LeanDNA, a commitment recently recognized by being named a finalist for a Customer Advocacy Excellence Award. These winners are true visionaries who have transformed their supply chains from cost centers into strategic profit drivers." The APEX Awards are named for LeanDNA's recently launched, next-generation AI platform, APEX, which provides the capabilities that empower discrete manufacturers to turn supply chain complexity into a competitive advantage. | Category | Winner | Criteria | | APEX Impact Award (Company) | Johnson Controls | Honors a customer who exemplifies the spirit of LeanDNA - creating measurable business value, empowering teams, and transforming supply chain into a strategic driver. | | Peak Performance Award (Company) | Terumo Neuro | Celebrates a customer that achieved the most significant measurable improvement across key LeanDNA metrics (e.g., inventory turns, DOI drop, supplier on-time delivery). | | Peak Performance Award (by Site) | Carrier: Carrier Singapore Container | Recognizes a specific site that demonstrated the most significant measurable data-based improvement over the last 12 months. | | Trailblazer Award (Individual) | Elena Rodriguez, Flowserve | Honors an individual, nominated by the LeanDNA Customer Success team, who consistently pushes boundaries, champions new capabilities, and partners strategically to drive exceptional value. | The awards program underscores LeanDNA's belief that true supply chain transformation is a partnership built on operational excellence and a commitment to clarity.