Forus Health Hires Arun Krishnan as the CTO and Manish Sharma as VP-Product Management

After announcing the launch of its first office in the United States last month, Bangalore based medical devices company; Forus Health Pvt. Ltd. is building a strong team of high value individuals to lead global operations. The company today, announced the appointment of Mr.Arun Krishnan as the Chief Technology Officer and Mr. Manish Sharma as Vice President-Product Management. Their appointment is integral to the company’s strategic global roadmap and is indicative of its commitment to the cause of eradicating preventable blindness the world over.

The appointment of these high value individuals from globally renowned organizations speaks volumes for the credibility that Forus Health has built as a company. The wide-ranging impact of the technology being built to address a global concern is attractive to seasoned professionals from conglomerates who have taken up the challenge to contribute to a steadily growing emerging business.

With over 20 years of experience in research and product development, Arun Krishnan has worked for global giant, Siemens Healthcare in leadership roles. His impressive portfolio includes running distributed global teams in the development of regulated medical devices. This IIT Madras and Carnegie Mellon Pass out has 39 granted US patents and multiple awards including Siemens Inventor of the Year (2009) and the Data Mining Practice Prize from ACM SIGKDD (2009).

His in-depth industry knowledge, ability to develop an innovation driven culture in teams and passion for digital health, makes Arun a valuable resource whose appointment will further strengthen Forus Health’s technology infrastructure and its effective deployment.

Commenting on his move, Arun Krishnan, CTO, Forus Health said, “Forus Health has a growing suite of world class products and has an excellent reputation in the clinical community around the world. I look forward to continuing to incorporate innovation, quality and workflow excellence into the company’s products and services.”

Manish Sharma has a repository of commercial and technological experience in the healthcare domain working for global brands like Danaher, Medtronic and Larsen & Toubro. Manish has diversified and functional expertise in defining and executing corporate strategy. At Danaher he was instrumental in setting up business for growth, providing support to sales distributors and building the brand along with driving and implementing strategy. Manish holds a Master of Electrical Engineering from Arizona State University and an MBA from the prestigious Booth School of Business, Chicago.

Forus Health is operating in an exciting environment where speed, connectivity and high-impact technology are highly relevant trends for the future and Manish Sharma’s addition to the team will help the company in optimizing the next phase of its global expansion.

Talking about his new role, Manish Sharma, VP-Project Management said, “It’s a privilege to be a part of Forus Health, a company which pursues its commercial interests while being committed to the cause of eradicating preventive blindness. With the recent expansion in US, Forus has come a long way, and I hope to contribute to its incredible growth story.”

Speaking on the appointments, K Chandrasekhar, CEO, Forus Health said “Mr. Krishnan and Mr. Sharma’s experience and industry knowledge have already made them key additions to the Forus team. We are delighted to have found professionals whose passion for innovation, drive to excel and ethos, resonate with us as a brand as well.”

Image : Manish Sharma & Arun Krishnan

Forus Health Eyes Global Expansion, Launches 3nethra Classic in International Market

After effectively capturing domestic markets, Bangalore based medical devices company, Forus Health Pvt. Ltd has taken its accurate and affordable eye screening device, the 3nethra classic, to international shores. Earlier this year, Forus Health had got the 3nethra classic device FDA registered in the US and officially launched the non-mydriatic camera into the US market at the recently concluded American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting in Chicago where it got a resounding response from Ophthalmologists present.

Since its inception, Forus Health has sold over 1,200 classic fundus cameras in 26 countries around the globe and this further solidifies the company’s aim to eradicate preventable blindness throughout the world.

3nethra is a technology innovation which helps in screening of common eye problems which can lead to blindness. It is simple, portable, rugged and can be operated by a minimally trained technician. Ophthalmologists in attendance were pleased to discover the results of crisp fundus images, the simplicity in its’ use and the financial advantages that the Classic provides as a primary office camera or as a screening camera for satellite offices.

The United States of America is the largest medical devices market in the world and has approximately 35000 practicing ophthalmologists resulting in massive potential of doing business. Forus Health is committed to optimizing their presence in US and is building a strong team of high-value individuals to lead operations. Dr. Cliff Wright has assumed the role of Executive Vice President for North America and heads operations out of Forus Health’s newly opened bay area office in San Leandro, CA. He has 20 years of Optometric clinical experience and 15 years of senior business leadership experience in global health and eye care brands. Armond Dantino has been appointed Senior Sales Director (North America) and is based out of Florida. He brings 15 years of Executive Sales Management and is a true business leader with US and International success in defining and executing strategies that strengthen revenue, profit, and market share in highly competitive startup, turnaround, and expansion environments

Commenting on the occasion, K Chandrashekhar, CEO, Forus Health said “Preventable Blindness is a global problem and this move has brought us a step closer to addressing it worldwide. We at Forus believe not just in technological innovation but its effective deployment as well and our presence in a developed market like the US will strengthen our position and ability to reach more people across the globe.’