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Manufacturing 2025: WERGE, ROB
PRESIDENT AND CEO, CADENCE, STAUNTON
Virginia Business //September 2, 2025//
Manufacturing 2025: WERGE, ROB
PRESIDENT AND CEO, CADENCE, STAUNTON
Virginia Business //September 2, 2025//
In 2022, Werge became president and CEO of Cadence, a contract manufacturer of medical and drug delivery devices founded in 1985. He previously held leadership positions at Nypro (now Jabil Healthcare), where he led its consumer and electronics business for the Americas region and oversaw operations in India. He also was vice president and general manager of Phillips-Medisize’s global commercial division.
Cadence employs about 800 people nationwide and in Costa Rica at eight facilities, and is a subsidiary of New York-based private equity firm Kohlberg & Co.
In September 2024, Cadence announced plans to expand its current cleanroom operations in Staunton to 5,000 square feet, and earlier this year, it revealed a brand refresh.
A native of Connecticut, Werge earned his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering at the University of Connecticut and completed Harvard Business School’s Program for Leadership Development.
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