Celestica Invests in Growing Healthcare Division

Celestica Inc announced that the company is actively investing in its growing healthcare division, enhancing its customized network to help healthcare OEMs accelerate their success.

Building upon the company’s extensive experience in servicing highly regulated industries with complex technology solutions, Celestica says it continues to make strategic investments to further tailor its offering to healthcare customers. These investments include expanding capabilities and industry expertise.

"Today’s healthcare companies need partners who are prepared to invest in their success and who can deliver customized solutions to help them accelerate results,” said Craig Muhlhauser, President and Chief Executive Officer, Celestica. "Our approach is to collaborate with our healthcare customers to deliver new and innovative supply chain solutions designed specifically for the healthcare industry of the future.”

Celestica continues to advance its healthcare capabilities within its 13485-certified, global healthcare network. The company has invested more than $2.8 million to establish a metrology laboratory in its Suzhou, China facility. The site also has a Class 1,000 (ISO Class 3) ISO 14644-1 certified clean room.

To further enhance the company’s expertise in the healthcare segment, Celestica is also announcing three new appointments in this division: Nancy Duarte-Lonnroth, Director of Quality, Regulatory Affairs; Richard Rubin, Director of Market Development; and Michael Sobolewski, Director of Sales and Business Development. These appointments will support Sandra Ketchen, Vice President, Healthcare, as she drives the growth and strategic direction for the division.

"In today’s patient-centric market, healthcare technology providers need to invest in innovation to stay competitive amid increasing pressure to manage product costs,” said Sandra Ketchen, Vice President, Healthcare, Celestica. "With a relentless focus on quality and compliance, we help medical equipment companies focus on core activities, improve their time-to-market, lower manufacturing costs and mitigate risk.”

Celestica’s healthcare division provides design, automated manufacturing, electronics manufacturing, fulfillment and after-market services to medical equipment companies. The company operates an ISO 9001/13485 Certified, QSR compliant network and is a US FDA-registered manufacturer of medical devices.

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