Bioriginal names Randy Fournier CEO as Shannon Sears exits
Bioriginal tapped Randy Fournier to lead its ingredients business as Shannon Sears exits after nearly five years. The handoff lands amid fresh North American expansion and a wider push from sourcing to shelf.
Bioriginal Food & Science Corp. has named Randy Fournier president and chief executive officer, putting a longtime operations executive at the helm as Shannon Sears steps out after nearly five years leading the Saskatoon, Saskatchewan-based ingredient maker.
The change was presented as a planned transition, not a reset. Sears will support Fournier during the handoff, a sign that Bioriginal and its parent, Cooke Inc., are focused on continuity while the company keeps pushing into human and animal nutrition markets. Glenn Cooke said Fournier brings deep experience, strong values and a commitment to people, customers and partners, and said he is well positioned to lead Bioriginal into its next chapter of growth.
Fournier arrives from PRT Growing Services Ltd., where he served as chief executive officer. His background also includes senior leadership roles at Cosmo Specialty Fibers and J.D. Irving, giving him a résumé built around complex, multi-site businesses where supply reliability, customer relationships and execution matter. That profile fits a company that sells oils, proteins and functional ingredients into food, nutraceutical and supplement channels, where formulation timelines and ingredient availability can shape a customer’s launch schedule.
Bioriginal has spent the last several years widening its platform. The company says it has 30 years of global expertise and operates as a global leader in complete nutritional solutions, with a connected network that spans ingredient sourcing to finished formats. It launched the Bioriginal Group of Companies to knit together sourcing, processing, extraction and manufacturing, and it has promoted a model that works "from seed and sea to shelf." In 2023, Bioriginal acquired POS Biosciences, adding eleven laboratories and six pilot plant processing areas, along with research and development capacity that can support faster innovation cycles.
The leadership change also comes as Bioriginal keeps investing in North America. In April 2026, the company selected Grand Junction, Colorado, for a new U.S. expansion, underscoring that the next phase is about scale as much as strategy. Sears had told ownership in January 2026 that he planned to depart and had originally targeted June 30 before moving up the timeline. With Fournier now in place, Bioriginal’s next test is less about the handoff itself than about whether the company can keep growing, keep ingredients moving and keep finding margin in a protein and wellness market that still rewards disciplined execution.
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