OrthoLite Taps Top Talents To Bolster Global Operations

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 24 (Bernama) -- OrthoLite, the global leader of branded, high-performance, comfort footwear solutions, has appointed Raj Santhana as the new Vice President of Operational Excellence.

As part of OrthoLite’s global operations management team, Santhana will be responsible for its manufacturing excellence and innovation as well as automation and digital transformation, according to a statement.

He will work closely with the company’s industry-leading Global Foam Innovation Team in a new satellite office located in Singapore to further OrthoLite’s global commitment to innovate and manufacture the world’s best and most proven footwear foams.

“In addition to his vast expertise in the footwear industry, Raj holds two engineering degrees and he will be critical to driving operational excellence programmes for our global team of 3,200 people at OrthoLite’s owned manufacturing facilities around the world,” said its Chief Operating Officer, Richard Bevan.

With more than two decades of experience in footwear and manufacturing, Santhana most recently worked at Bata as the Global Head of Quality in Singapore. Prior to that, he served in director roles at Adidas for seven years, overseeing quality footwear and manufacturing excellence in footwear.

Concurrently, additional personnel moves include the promotion of Shaw Kiat Phua to Vice President of Global Foaming, leading OrthoLite’s Global Foam Innovation Team, which is committed to advancing the company’s market leadership as the first and most trusted name in comfort, performance and less impactful footwear foams.

Also based in Singapore, Phua, in his new role, leads the strategic direction for OrthoLite polyurethane (PU) material development with a focus on sustainable innovations in footwear and will continue to report to Bevan.

Since 1997, OrthoLite continues to drive innovation and continual improvement to build excellence in foam footwear products and materials consistently, at scale and with on-time delivery to more than 550 footwear brand partners.

-- BERNAMA