Precision Optics Corporation, Inc., a US-based company that designs and manufactures advanced optical instruments for the medical and defense industries, has appointed medical device and aerospace/defense industry manufacturing veteran, Mahesh Lawande, as the Company’s Chief Operating Officer effective April 24, 2023.
In the newly created role, Lawande will lead Precision Optics operations team, including its sales & marketing, production and engineering activities at its facilities in Massachusetts, Maine and Texas, a statement said.
Mahesh Lawande has over twenty-five years’ experience scaling operations and delivering efficient growth for companies through operations excellence and lean manufacturing leadership. From 1995 through 2019, Lawande held various operations and engineering roles with Siemens and Draeger, most recently as Senior Director of Supply Chain Operations in North America for Draeger Medical Systems, Inc., a multi-billion-dollar medical device and industrial safety company.
Recently, Lawande was Director of Operations for the Peabody, MA headquarters site at Analogic Corporation, a leading global manufacturer of life-saving medical and aviation security imaging systems; and Vice President – Manufacturing & Operations at Third Pole Therapeutics, a developer of cardio-pulmonary therapies.
He has an MBA in Corporate Entrepreneurship and Strategy from F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business at Babson College, and a Bachelor of Engineering – Electronics and Telecommunications from Goa University in Goa, India.
“We have grown Precision Optics to over five times its size just a few years ago, including the addition of two acquisitions. With growth comes additional people, roles and operational complexity. The timing is appropriate for us to expand our executive leadership team through the creation and appointment of a Chief Operating Officer to further scale our operations going forward,” commented Dr. Joe Forkey, CEO of Precision Optics. “Mahesh has tremendous experience in our key end markets of medical device and aerospace/defense. Importantly, his multi-site leadership experience in both manufacturing, as well as quality and test engineering, new product development and introduction makes him an ideal fit for us. We look forward to the benefits his appointment will bring as we look to drive continued growth and profitability in the future.”
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