Hans Croukamp

Hans Croukamp is bioLytical’s Chief Operating Officer and serves on its board of directors.

With 30 years of leadership experience, Hans brings bioLytical’s vision to life by maximizing organizational capabilities, operations, service offerings, and staff performance.

Before being named COO in 2018, Hans was bioLytical’s Senior Operations Director. In this role, Hans guided the implementation of numerous Lean initiatives to ensure product excellence, while paving the way for scaling, growth, and innovation within the highly regulated medical devices industry.

Hans has an unrivaled depth of experience in manufacturing, having moved to Canada from South Africa in 2001 to direct operations strategies in the construction, leisure, and interiors industries. In addition, Hans led manufacturing for one of the world’s leading commercial refrigeration companies and was the senior executive of global sales for an organization specialising in security, surveillance, and signage. In this position, Hans was responsible for global sales to 84% of the world’s casinos.

Among Hans’ professional qualifications is his LSSMB Lean Six Sigma Masters Black Belt certification from Lean Canada and an International business degree from the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.