Anish Bafna

CEO

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India19 yrs 10 mos experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Led Healthium to become India's #1 independent medical devices company.
  • Transformed quality and compliance processes to meet international standards.
  • Built a diverse workforce with 60% women leadership.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a leader in the Healthcare industry with a focus on medical devices and operational excellence.

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Skills

Core Skills

LeadershipBusiness StrategyMarket DevelopmentStrategic PlanningQuality ManagementProject Management

Other Skills

ManagementCompetitive AnalysisTeam BuildingMarketingEntrepreneurshipManufacturingMotivationStrategyCross-functional Team LeadershipIntegrationProduct LaunchPharmaceutical SalesSales EffectivenessMedical DevicesMarket Access

About

Currently the CEO of Healthium Group, Anish leads with a vision to create access to precision medtech for every patient globally. Under his leadership, Healthium has undergone a transformational journey on quality, compliance and R & D. It has grown into an organisation with over 2500 employees with a 60% women led workforce, and the company has amongst the largest sales force in the industry. His career spans 27 years with a strong focus on the Healthcare and devices sector, with stints in multiple countries. In his last assignment, he was President Rep in Japan, for Baxter International. In his earlier stints, he served as the Regional Head- Emerging Asia at Baxter in Singapore, overseeing the operations of India and South East Asia from 2015 to 2017. Anish has over two decades of operational and general management experience in the healthcare industry. He, along with his family, has lived in Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, India, Singapore and Japan before relocating to India. He has a proven track record of building sustainable and profitable businesses, with a strong focus on continuous business improvement. His other interests include playing tennis, reading and delving into history.

Experience

Healthium medtech limited

Chief Executive Officer

Aug 2018Present · 7 yrs 8 mos · Bengaluru

  • Founded in 1992, Healthium has grown into a global medtech company and stands as India’s #1 independent medical devices company in surgical consumables. With 6 fully integrated manufacturing facilities across India, Healthium blends scale with precision engineering.
  • The company is powered by 3,650+ professionals, with operations spanning India and the UK. Its portfolio covers the full continuum of care including wound closure, advanced wound care, infection prevention and arthroscopy.
  • Healthium has built a strong global footprint with presence across 90+ countries and an intellectual property portfolio of 85+ patents across the US, Europe and India. It is among the first Asian companies to receive CE certification under the new EU-MDR norms for Class III implants.
  • In India, Healthium reaches over 18,000+ hospitals, covering nearly 90% of districts with secondary healthcare facilities and is trusted by 40,000+ surgeons nationwide. Today, Healthium stands as the world’s 4th largest sutures manufacturer, combining scale, reach and clinical trust.
ManagementLeadershipBusiness StrategyCompetitive AnalysisTeam BuildingMarketing+17

Baxter international inc.

5 roles

President Japan

Promoted

Mar 2018Aug 2018 · 5 mos

Region Head - Emerging Asia

Jan 2015Feb 2018 · 3 yrs 1 mo

MD - India & South Asia

Promoted

Oct 2009Dec 2014 · 5 yrs 2 mos

  • Head the India and South Asia operations for Baxter

Country Manager - Malaysia/Indonesia/OE

Promoted

Apr 2008Oct 2009 · 1 yr 6 mos

Country Manager - Malaysia

Apr 2006Apr 2008 · 2 yrs

Education

St Xavier's

IMDR

PGDM

Jan 1991Jan 1993

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