Titan Medical Expands its Senior Leadership Team

Titan Medical Inc., a medical device company focused on the design and development of surgical technologies for robotic single access surgery, has appointed Kristen Galfetti as its vice president, Investor Relations and Corporate Communications, and Chien Huang as vice president of Finance. Galfetti will be located in Boston and Huang will be located in Toronto.
 
“It is a pleasure to welcome both Kristen and Chien to Titan Medical. As the Titan team continues to grow and advance our Enos robotic single access surgery system toward human clinical studies, we look forward to these two leaders significantly contributing to our success,” said David McNally, president and CEO of Titan. “Kristen and Chien have each demonstrated a record of success in their respective fields, and we are proud that they have joined our leadership team.”
 
Galfetti has more than 20 years of experience leading investor relations and corporate communications programs. Most recently, Galfetti provided consulting services to small and medium companies in the life science industries. Her corporate experience includes serving as vice president, Investor Relations and Corporate Communications at Cynapsus Therapeutics. Prior to Cynapsus, she was senior director, Investor Relations, at Sanofi, responsible for integrating the Genzyme Corporation investor relations program post-merger. Prior to Sanofi, Galfetti was senior director, Corporate Communications and Investor Relations at AMAG Pharmaceuticals. Prior to AMAG, Galfetti held investor relations roles of increasing responsibility at Genzyme Corporation.

Galfetti earned a bachelor of arts degree in political science from the University of Vermont and an MBA (with distinction) from Bentley University.
 
Huang is a financial executive with more than 20 years of experience developing and implementing financial models and systems, and accounting practices to support the achievement of strategic corporate objectives. Huang has strong expertise in evaluating investment opportunities and long-term value creation as well as extensive knowledge of IFRS and U.S. GAAP reporting requirements. Most recently, he served as senior vice president, Corporate Finance, at Quarterhill Inc., where he led the finance systems migration and reorganized key business processes, streamlining external reporting processes. Prior to Quarterhill, Huang served as vice president, Finance, at Aralez Pharmaceuticals, responsible for implementing systems upgrades, negotiating potential divestitures and advising on private equity financing. Prior to this, Huang was senior director, Finance, at Astellas Pharma.

Huang earned a bachelor of science degree in physiology from the University of Toronto, a graduate diploma in public accountancy from McGill University, and has Chartered Accountant Designation.