Andy Garfield

Andy Garfield has a extensive work experience in various leadership roles in the operations and manufacturing field. Andy has held positions such as Vice President Operations at Sapphiros since 2023. Prior to that, they were the Senior Vice President Orthopaedic Operations & Global Operational Excellence at Smith & Nephew from 2021 to 2023. From 2019 to 2021, they served as the Vice President Operations - Wound Care Management & Global Operational Excellence at Smith & Nephew. Andy worked at Abbott Rapid Diagnostics as an Operations Leader from 2017 to 2019, where they were responsible for transforming the company's manufacturing operations. Before that, they held various roles at Alere Inc., including Global Senior Director of New Product Introduction/Operations Leader, General Manager of Coagulation Products, and Program Director. Andy was also responsible for manufacturing and engineering at Alere Technologies. Garfield began their career at Lifescan Scotland Ltd and Lifescan Scotland, J&J as a Product Support Team Leader and Product Support Project Engineer, respectively. Overall, Garfield has demonstrated strong leadership and operational excellence throughout their career.

Andy Garfield attended Hodge Hill from 1977 to 1981, but details about the degree or field of study are not available. Andy then pursued a Master of Engineering - MEng degree at the University of Birmingham from 1983 to 1986. Additionally, they obtained a Master Black Belt from Inverness Mediicall and a Six Sigma Black Belt from Johnson and Johnson, for which the specific years are not indicated.