Forj Medical Chief Operations Officer Ward Sokoloski [Photo courtesy of Forj Medical]
St. Paul, Minnesota-based Forj Medical — formerly known as Intricon and Minnetronix Medical — said Sokoloski will be responsible for global operational strategy and execution covering quality, operations, design, and engineering across the company’s footprint, which consists of its headquarters facilities and sites in Singapore, Indonesia and Costa Rica.
“As a unified CDMO, operational integration and scale are fundamental to how we serve customers worldwide,” Forj Medical CEO Jeremy Maniak said in a news release. “Ward is a proven, solutions-focused leader with deep expertise in medical manufacturing, integrations of companies, and global site leadership. He brings the operational rigor and people-first leadership needed to accelerate our growth.”
Sokoloski was previously VP of operations at ECA Medical, leading that CDMO’s production, supply chain, engineering, and facilities across three locations. Before that, he was a VP and GM at Freudenberg Medical for seven years and spent more than 16 years at Covidien, starting his career with the company when it was known as Tyco Healthcare.
“Joining Forj Medical is an exciting opportunity to help build this world-class, vertically integrated organization at a pivotal moment for the company,” Sokoloski said in the release. “Forj Medical has exceptional technical depth and a strong customer mission. I’m looking forward to working with teams across our sites to harmonize systems and culture, quality and delivery, and continue to optimize our capabilities to support customers bringing life-changing devices to market.”
