Healthium Medtech appoints Rajnish Damani as Group Chief Operating Officer
- Sub Editor
- Jul 31
- 3 min read
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 optimise 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 organisational 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.
About Healthium Medtech Limited
Healthium Medtech Limited is a global medtech company focused on products in surgical, post-surgical, advanced wound care, arthroscopy and infection prevention segments. 1 in 5 surgeries conducted globally uses a Healthium product. It is the largest independent Indian medical device company and the largest non-captive manufacturer of surgical needles globally. With a vision to provide access to precision medtech for every patient globally, the company has built the nation’s largest sales force with an extensive market access in India, covering over 40,000 surgeons across 18,000 hospitals.
The company’s diverse portfolio includes 52,000 SKUs across advanced surgery, arthroscopy, wound care and infection prevention products. With a strong focus on R&D, the company has 6 high precision, integrated and scaled manufacturing facilities with global certifications and approvals like US FDA, CDSCO, TGA, ISO, cGMP and CE under the stringent new EUDMR norms. Healthium also has significant global presence with exports to over 90+ countries, including the USA, France, Germany and Brazil. In the last 4 years, the company has launched 35+ new products including a patented portfolio of arthroscopy products.
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