SALT LAKE CITY, Aug. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Amedica Corporation announced today that it has hired veteran manufacturing executive Bryan McEntire, as its VP Manufacturing.
Bryan McEntire has extensive experience in all facets of advanced ceramic product development, quality engineering and manufacturing. From 1998 he served as a senior director of supply chain management in Applied Materials in Silicon Valley, responsible for over $500 million in annual purchases of print to precision components. Prior to that, Bryan was the General Manager, Norton Advanced Ceramics, a Division of Saint-Gobain Industrial Ceramics Corporation, where he managed four manufacturing plants in the U.S., all dedicated to the production of innovative ceramic products. He has also served as the VP and Technical Director of Norton/TRW Ceramics, a joint venture between Norton Company and TRW Inc. where he was responsible for Marketing, R&D, and Operations.
Bryan brings broad-based experience in small to high volume manufacture of high-quality cost-competitive advanced products. He is also an internationally recognized expert in ceramics, serving as an invited lecturer at the American Ceramic Society and National Institute of Ceramics Engineers.
“We are honored to welcome Bryan as a member of our executive team,” said Dr. Ashok Khandkar, President and Chief Executive Officer of Amedica Corporation. “Bryan’s experience and knowledge in all aspects of precision high-technology ceramics products, especially in manufacturing operations and supply chain management, provides him a unique ability to lead Amedica’s advancement of its innovative orthopedic products through development and clinical trials, toward commercial introduction.”
Amedica Corporation is a leader in the development and manufacturing of products for the growing orthopedic device market. Its products include reconstructive hip, spine and fixation implants that may represent a new standard of care in total joint implants due to their superior durability, performance and safety.
Amedica Corporation
CONTACT: Ashok C. Khandkar, Chief Executive Officer of AmedicaCorporation, +1-801-583-5100, ak@amedicacorp.com
Web site: http://www.amedicacorp.com/
