Ray Ardire

As Senior Vice President of Operations, Ray manages operations and supply chain with a consumer and customer mindset, ensuring a focus on product quality, operating a cost-efficient supply chain and delivering impeccable customer service. Ray brings more than 20 years of experience within operations, a strong track record of achieving and managing operational growth for major corporations as well as leading teams through organizational transformations. His experiences working in world class distribution operations has enabled him to deliver distribution efficiencies at Compass. He is focused on empowerment for his team ensuring the operational departments are agile to respond quickly to the ever-changing business landscape.

Ray has been engaged with Compass since 2015, initially helping manage the integration of Roscoe Medical and Carex IT systems. He remained involved in the business assisting in the acquisition and integrations of the PMI/Pinnacle and Meridian Brands. Ray was an integral part in the consolidation of Compass distribution centers and away from 3PL partners developing a network of three Compass managed DC’s. The current distribution network allows Compass to efficiently service consumers, patients, dealers, retailers, clinics, and distributors.

Ray graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with a B.S. in Industrial Management and has his MBA from Case Western Reserve University. He enjoys spending time with his wife Tammy and their four children ages 7-15. Ray spends his free time coaching his children’s teams.