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 Sudeep Dhariwal, as their new Group Chief Financial Officer. Sudeep joins Healthium Medtech after a successful stint at Danaher – Cepheid, where he was the Vice President – Finance, for APAC.

As Healthium continues to expand their access to a fast growing Indian and diversified international market, Sudeep will be managing the entire gamut of finance, legal, supply chain management and company secretarial functions for the Healthium Group, in his current role. With over 24+ years of experience in strategic, operational and financial roles across global MNCs, Sudeep will spearhead the vision for overall business and finance.

Commenting on the appointment, Anish Bafna, CEO & MD, Healthium Medtech, said, “We are delighted to welcome Sudeep Dhariwal to the leadership team at Healthium Medtech. The addition of Sudeep will help us further strengthen our robust business processes, compliance management and execution rigor. His expertise across sectors and multiple geographies will add great value to our financial prowess, business partnerships & growth imperatives. Sudeep’s contribution will be pivotal as we continue to enhance access for high quality precision-based medical devices globally.”

A qualified Chartered Accountant and certified Treasury Manager, Sudeep comes aboard with more than 24 years of diverse experience in building and leading highly engaged teams that deliver robust business partnerships, best-in-class financial reporting capabilities, good accounting practises, efficient risk and strict compliance management. In his previous stints, he has worked with organizations like Perfetti Van Melle, Reckitt Benckiser, Nokia, Mars and Medtronic, with a proven track record in establishing vision and strategy for both business and finance functions.

Speaking on his appointment, Sudeep Dhariwal, Group Chief Financial Officer, Healthium Medtech, added, “I am honoured to join Healthium Medtech and look forward to supporting Anish and his dynamic vision. I will be focused on leading the company’s guidance for financial planning and analysis, ensuring strict compliance with accounting standards, tax and GST regulations. I look forward to accelerate development of products, capabilities, commercial and business excellence for Healthium.”

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 7 high-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 plus patents across US, Europe and India (including pending applications).