Career and experience
Ajay has been a highly trusted strategic advisor and investment banker to CEOs and Boards at some of the world's leading healthcare companies over the past ~30 years and has global experience in helping companies deliver industry-leading shareholder value.
Prior to joining Smith+Nephew, Ajay was Senior Partner at McKinsey for 25 years and held various leadership roles including Global Head of Strategy across all industries. More recently, he served as Managing Director and Global Head of Medical Technology, Diagnostics and Tools at Lazard, where he led multiple high-impact transactions. Ajay was also founder and Managing Director of Bluish Capital, a novel private equity and M&A advisory firm.
Ajay holds both a master’s degree and a doctorate in Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry from Yale University.
Burn wound management Burn wounds are a global public health problem and a leading cause of morbidity, including prolonged hospitalisation, disfigurement and disability – often accompanied by stigma and social rejection.1 Our aim is to help mitigate the complications associated with burn wounds.
Pressure injury prevention Trusted to reduce the incidence of pressure injuries when used as part of a comprehensive prevention program, compared to standard care alone.1-3
Partial-thickness rotator cuff tears Partial-thickness tears can have a lasting impact on pain and shoulder function. When used in isolated bioinductive repair, the REGENETEN◊ Bioinductive Implant leads to tendon healing without the need for sutured repair;1-4 offering patients a faster recovery and return to activity than sutured repairs.4,5
Chondral and osteochondral knee repair Treat knee cartilage lesions and osteochondral defects in a single-stage procedure, even in the presence of mild to moderate osteoarthritis (Kellgren-Lawrence 0-3),1,2 with the porous, biocompatible CARTIHEAL◊ AGILI-C◊ Cartilage Repair Implant; shown to be clinically superior to the current surgical standard of care in level 1 clinical data.*1,2