Titan Medical appoints new Vice President, Manufacturing and Operations

TORONTO — Titan Medical Inc., a medical device company focused on the development and commercialization of surgical technologies for single access robotic-assisted surgery (RAS), announced the appointment of Bill Fahey as Vice President, Manufacturing and Operations. In this new role, Mr. Fahey will be a member of the senior leadership team and be responsible for both in-house and contract manufacturing relationships. He will also be working closely with Titan’s product development and the quality and regulatory affairs teams as the company completes its Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) application and, following IDE approval, proceed to human clinical trials.

“Bill brings the necessary skills, experience and energy to our Chapel Hill operations to get the Enos project across the line,” stated Paul Cataford, Interim President, CEO and Board Chair. “We remain focused on our IDE application and Bill brings a track record of successful operations leadership to ensure we meet our goals on-time and with excellence.”

Mr. Fahey brings product development, manufacturing and commercialization experience in the medical device industry. Mr. Fahey has been responsible for creating and leading product development engineering teams and processes to meet regulatory requirements, execute on strategy and foster cross-functional efficiency and accountability. Most recently, he served as Senior Vice President of Engineering at Precision Spine/Spinal USA, a spinal implant company where he drove multiple product releases and line extensions that were manufactured in-house. Before joining Precision Spine, Bill spent over five years with Orthofix/Blackstone Medical Inc. as Sr. Director of Engineering. He also held a product development position in Stryker’s Spine division. Mr. Fahey holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Villanova University.

“I am excited to join Titan Medical at such a transformational time. My work over the past two decades has prepared me for this position with Titan and I look forward to applying my background and experience as the company prepares for clinical trials and progresses to commercial production,” said Mr. Fahey.