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Meet The Team

At Healthium, we nurture a diverse and inclusive workforce led by our seasoned Senior Leadership Team and Board of Directors, with decades of experience and extensive industry knowledge.

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Ajay Gupta

Chairman and Non-Executive
Independent Director

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Anish Bafna

Chief Executive Officer and
Managing Director

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Namrata Kaul

Non-Executive
Independent Director

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Ramesh Subrahmanian

Non-Executive
Independent Director

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Steven Dyson

Non-Executive
Nominee Director

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Sudarshan Jain

Non-Executive
Nominee Director

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Marco Bonaiti

Non-Executive Nominee
Director

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Mohammed Azeez

Whole-time Director and Chief Operating Officer

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Anish Bafna

Chief Executive Officer and
Managing Director

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Vishal Maheshwari

Chief Financial Officer

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Kankana Barua

Chief Human Resources Officer

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Mohammed Azeez

Whole-time Director and
Chief Operating Officer

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Prashant Krishnan

Global Business Unit Head -
Advanced Surgicals and Wound Care

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Anoop Penupolu

Head Arthroscopy

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Vivek Singh

Head - Needle Business (QNPL)

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Anand Venkat

Chief Innovation Officer

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Dr. Ashok Moharana

Head - Clinical Affairs

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Raajjhesh Kulkarni

Head - Quality

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Rajiv Poddar

Head - Strategy and M&A

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Anish Bafna

Chief Executive Officer and
Managing Director

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Vishal Maheshwari

Chief Financial
Officer

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Kankana Barua

Chief Human Resources
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Mohammed Azeez

Whole-time Director and
Chief Operating Officer

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Pallavi Karkera

Company Secretary and
Compliance Officer

Healthium Medtech Ltd

Registered Office:

472/D, 13th Cross
4th Phase, Peenya Industrial Area
Peenya, Bengaluru
Karnataka 560058

Corporate Office:
8th Floor, Incubex Workspaces,
Brigade Triumph, Dasarahalli Main
Road, Sector – B, Hebbal,
Bengaluru, Karnataka – 560092 India.

CIN: U03311KA1992PLC013831

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care@healthiummedtech.com

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Ajay Gupta

Chairman and Non-Executive Independent Director

Ajay Gupta is the Chairman and Non-Executive Independent Director of Healthium Medtech. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Technology from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi and a Master’s degree in Business Administration from Leland Stanford Junior University. He has over 28 years of global management consulting experience and has served as a Senior Partner at McKinsey & Company.

Anish Bafna

Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director

Anish Bafna is the CEO & MD of Healthium Medtech. He has a Post Graduate Diploma in Management from IMDR, Pune. Coming with significant experience in the healthcare industry, he previously worked with Baxter Healthcare (Asia) Pte Ltd as General Manager, Emerging Asia. At Healthium, he manages the overall operations and resources.

Namrata Kaul

Non-Executive Independent Director

Namrata Kaul holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Management from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. She has also been awarded a scholarship under the Chevening Gurukul Fellowship in Leadership and Excellence by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to study at the London School of Economics and Political Science. She previously worked with ANZ Grindlays Bank PLC and Deutsche Bank AG.

Ramesh Subrahmanian

Non-Executive Independent Director

Ramesh Subrahmanian holds a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce from the University of Mumbai and has qualified as a Chartered Accountant in England and Wales. He has significant experience in the pharmaceutical and medical devices industries and has worked with KCI Medical Asia Pte. Limited, Stryker Corporation and MERCK.

Steven Dyson

Non-Executive Nominee Director

Steven Dyson holds a Bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry from Oxford University and a doctorate from Cambridge University. He has over 21 years of experience in private equity investment advisory. He is currently a partner and co-head of the healthcare team at Apax Partners LLP.

Sudarshan Jain

Non-Executive Nominee Director

Sudarshan Jain holds a Bachelor’s degree in Science, specialising in Physics from Delhi University and a Post Graduate Diploma in Management from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. He has 40 years of experience in the healthcare industry and education sector. He has previously worked at Abbott Healthcare Private Limited, Boots Pharmaceuticals Limited, Ethnor Limited and Piramal Healthcare and is presently the Secretary General of the Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance.

Marco Bonaiti

Non-Executive Nominee Director

Marco Bonaiti holds a Bachelor’s degree and a Master’s of Science degree from Politecnico di Milano and a Master’s degree in Business Administration from Harvard University. He has over 10 years of experience in management consulting and private equity investment advisory. He is currently a Principal in the Apax Partners LLP healthcare team. Prior to joining Apax Partners LLP, Marco worked as a Business Analyst at McKinsey & Company in their Milan office.

Mohammed Azeez

Whole-time Director and Chief Operating Officer

Mohammed Azeez holds a Bachelor’s degree in Science from Bangalore University and a Master’s degree in Science, specialising in Microbiology from Bangalore University. Prior to joining Healthium, he worked with United Medical Industries Co. Limited as a microbiologist, quality control supervisor and a quality assurance manager. He oversees all daily operations and sets strategies for overall production planning for both export and domestic business.

Vishal Maheshwari

Chief Financial Officer

Vishal Maheshwari is the CFO of Healthium Medtech. Prior to joining Healthium, he had stints with Abbott Healthcare Private Limited and Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. He is an Associate Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and a Cost Accountant from the Institute of Cost Accountants of India.

Kankana Barua

Chief Human Resources Officer

Kankana Barua serves as the CHRO of Healthium Medtech, prior to which she was the Chief People Officer at Tally Solutions Private Limited. She is an Associate Member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India. She also holds degrees in Law and Human Resource Management.

Prashant Krishnan

Global Business Unit Head - Advanced Surgicals and Wound Care

Prashant Krishnan brings more than 27 years of experience and has an excellent track record of leading businesses across India, South Asia and the US in various leadership positions across Surgery, Cardiology and Orthopaedics medical devices. Previously, Prashant has been associated with companies such as Medtronic, Johnson & Johnson, as well as Godrej & Boyce, delivering significant transformations for the businesses that he has led. His key role in working with Niti Aayog & USIBC for the Ventilator Project during the COVID-19 pandemic has received global recognition. He is an alumni of the Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneshwar and The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Anoop Penupolu

Head - Arthroscopy

Anoop Penupolu leads the Arthroscopy division of Healthium Medtech, which creates minimally invasive arthroscopic products. He has been instrumental in driving R&D and creating the Sironix portfolio of implants, instruments and capital equipment with a focus on innovative product designs that are easy-to-use for doctors, and in creating better patient outcomes. Anoop joined Healthium in 2015, handling new products and the consumex portfolio. In his earlier assignments, he has worked in the FMCG sector and the alco-bev industry.

Vivek Singh

Head - Needle Business (QNPL)

Vivek Singh joined Quality Needles in July 2018 as the CEO and has been instrumental in the transformation and growth of the Needles Business. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Engineering from BITS-Pilani and a Master’s degree in Business Administration from Amity Business School. He has held leadership roles across leading engineering organisations with a rich experience of over 30 years. Before joining Quality Needles, he was the MD & CEO for the Indian operations of SAMCO Machinery Limited – a Canada-based global engineering organisation.

Anand Venkat

Chief Innovation Officer

Anand Venkat joined Healthium in 2021, with the acquisition of CareNow Medical. As the Chief Innovation Officer, Anand develops and drives new product strategies and OEM efforts. Anand has over 20 years of experience in healthcare, both in the US and India. With a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Anand has worked for Stryker Endoscopy in the US for 10 years, prior to founding CareNow Medical in India. He is passionate about developing innovative solutions for patient care in pre-op, post-op and intra-op setups.

Dr. Ashok Moharana

Head - Clinical Affairs

Dr. Ashok Moharana joined Healthium in 2019 to provide scientific leadership and primarily focus on creating a compliant, scientifically driven organisation. He shouldered responsibilities on clinical evidence generation, engaging and partnering with KOLs and driving innovations in the medtech field by co-creating and developing new products that enhance user-experience for surgeons and result in better patient outcomes. A dynamic and forward-looking professional with over 22 years of experience in the fields of clinical/medical, regulatory affairs, patient safety and change management, Dr. Ashok has been instrumental in providing strategic and transformational guidance to the Life-sciences Businesses in India and the Asia-Pacific region. He has a proven record of successfully driving key cross-functional initiatives towards new product research and product life-cycle management as well as building high performing, proactive and agile teams across different organisations, both at national and international level. Prior to joining Healthium, Dr. Ashok has had a significant tenure with Baxter International Inc., Novo Nordisk, Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals, and Dr. Reddy’s Group both in India and the Asia Pacific.

Raajjhesh Kulkarni

Head - Quality

Joining Healthium in 2018, Raajjhesh Kulkarni brings with him over 25 years of diverse experience in Domestic and International markets, across Manufacturing, Product Development, Quality and Regulatory Affairs. He has worked with companies such as Johnson & Johnson Pvt. Ltd., Mentor WW LLC, and Baxter India Pvt. Ltd. His focused efforts towards reliable product quality and service to the customer, meeting new customer needs and ensuring audit-ready sites take Healthium to the next level.

Rajiv Poddar

Head - Strategy and M&A

Rajiv is the Head of Strategy and M&A at Healthium Medtech. With over 15 years of experience in Corporate Strategy and M&A, Investment Banking and Private Equity, Rajiv has held progressive leadership roles in leading pharma companies such as Dr. Reddy's Laboratories and Viyash Life Sciences. Previously, he worked for PE fund Helix Investments and ICICI Securities. He is a qualified Chartered Accountant and received his Master’s degree in Business Administration from the Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow.

Pallavi Karkera

Company Secretary and Compliance Officer

Pallavi Karkera is the Company Secretary and Compliance Officer at Healthium Medtech. Prior to joining Healthium, she was Company Secretary for Toyota Financial Services India Limited, Ocwen Financial Solutions Private Limited and Ozone Propex Private Limited. She is an Associate Member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce from Mangalore University, a Master’s degree in Commerce from Mangalore University and a Master’s degree in Business Law from the National Law School of India, Bangalore University.