Bangalore : Healthium Medtech, a global player in medical devices, focused on products in surgical and post-surgical ecosystem including wound closure, advanced wound care, arthroscopy and infection prevention segments, has announced the appointment of Rajnish Damani as Group Chief Operating Officer (COO). In this newly created leadership role, Rajnish will oversee Manufacturing, R&D, and Supply Chain operations across the Group, reporting directly to the CEO & MD, Anish Bafna.

This strategic appointment is in line with Healthium’s commitment to advancing operational excellence through integration and synergy across its value chain. By bringing all manufacturing units, supply chain functions and R&D under a unified leadership structure, the company aims to optimize processes, elevate execution and enhance service to patients and healthcare partners globally.

Commenting on the appointment, Anish Bafna, CEO & MD, Healthium Medtech, said, “As we scale globally and diversify our portfolio, it becomes critical to operate with greater agility and precision across our core operations. Rajnish’s deep cross-sectoral experience and ability to drive complex transformations make him the right leader to steer this next phase. His sharp execution focus and people-first approach will help us unlock new levels of performance and innovation. We are confident that this new organizational framework will propel us toward achieving our strategic objectives and ensure even greater quality and responsiveness in our offerings.”

Rajnish joins Healthium with over 32 years of diverse experience across manufacturing, procurement, supply chain, quality and EHS. He has worked across sectors including automotive, healthcare, renewables, aviation, transportation, power and tire industries. Most recently, he served as Executive Director – Manufacturing Operations at Bridgestone India, where he led strategic manufacturing initiatives, including long-term investment planning, quality improvements, talent development and new product introductions. His previous roles include leadership positions at General Electric, Cummins and Hindustan Motors, with extensive experience managing multi-plant operations and complex industrial relations. Rajnish holds a degree in Engineering from Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra and will be relocating from Pune to take up his new role at Healthium.

Speaking on his appointment, Rajnish Damani, Group COO, Healthium Medtech, said, “I am excited to join Healthium Medtech at a time of such transformative growth. The company’s vision of making precision medtech accessible to patients globally deeply resonates with me. I look forward to working with Anish and the leadership team to strengthen operational integration, foster innovation and build agile, scalable systems that deliver excellence across the value chain.”

Healthium Medtech has built the nation’s largest salesforce in the medtech space, covering 90% of districts in India. The company has a diverse portfolio of medical devices and surgical consumables, which includes sutures, needles, a patented arthroscopy portfolio, patented wound care portfolio, haemostats, ligation clips, surgical staplers and other wound closure devices. The company has 6 highly scaled global precision manufacturing facilities with global certifications like US FDA, CE under the stringent new EU MDR norms, CDSCO, TGA, ISO, cGMP and holds 85+ patents across US, Europe and India (including pending applications). Healthium exports to over 90+ countries globally.