Jeffrey LeBlanc and Susanne Jorgensen Join Executive Team; New Leaders Bring Sharp Focus Towards Growth, Scale, and Execution as Fortrex Enters a New Chapter of Development
ATLANTA, GA – March 3, 2026 – Fortrex, the leading food safety solution and sanitation provider, today announced leadership changes to its executive team, effective immediately. The company welcomes Jeffrey LeBlanc as Chief Executive Officer (interim) and Susanne Jorgensen as Chief Financial Officer (interim). Both LeBlanc and Jorgensen bring extensive leadership experience in scaling businesses while maintaining quality service.
Jeffrey LeBlanc will be joining Fortrex after serving most recently as Chief Growth Officer and previously as President at Denali Water Solutions, bringing with him a deep understanding of customer relationships and the ability to build scalable systems and stay laser-focused while moving fast.
“Fortrex has built a strong reputation as a trusted partner in the food industry, grounded in safety, compliance, employee development and service excellence. I look forward to working with our teams to build on that foundation,” said LeBlanc.
Susanne Jorgensen brings with her deep leadership experience from ISS where she served as both Regional CEO and CFO, gaining experience scaling teams, driving efficiency, and supporting long-term performance.
“Fortrex plays a critical role in food safety and has established a solid operational and financial base. I am eager to partner with the leadership team and the Board to ensure investment in long-term growth,” said Jorgensen.
Fortrex’ s current CEO Tim Mulhere and CFO Vipul Soni will be stepping down from their roles this spring. “It has been a privilege to lead Fortrex these last few years, and I am proud of the progress we made and am confident that the company is well positioned for continued success under its new leadership,” said Mulhere.
Mulhere and Soni joined Fortrex during a critical moment with the goal of strengthening the company’s safety, compliance, and sanitation structures. Under their stewardship, Fortrex successfully implemented industry-leading compliance protocols, achieved the best safety ORR in the company’s history, secured its highest service levels ever, and helped Fortrex renew trust with customers, regulators, and employees.
LeBlanc and Jorgensen will work alongside the rest of the leadership team and the company’s Board of Directors to help steer strategy and provide direction as Fortrex enters this new phase focused on growth initiatives over the next ten to fifteen years. With a strengthened financial foundation and new ownership in place, Fortrex enters this next chapter focused on long-term growth and continued service excellence.
Fortrex’ s priority will always be providing customers with the industry’s most effective, performance-based safety solutions and continuing to set the standard for safeguarding the nation’s food supply.
About Fortrex
Fortrex is the first line of defense in food safety. The company is a leading provider of sanitation solutions in North America, offering tech-forward innovation to drive growth by helping our customers identify and avoid preventable issues while delivering real-time results. We offer cost-effective solutions to our customers, while providing the highest-level of contaminant defense. Fortrex’ s team of skilled food sanitors, microbiologists, technical experts, and engineers are committed to keeping USDA, FDA, and CFIA processing facilities clean, safe, and audit ready.
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