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The Journey from Quality Remediation to Quality Excellence
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The Journey from Quality Remediation to Quality Excellence

David Kunz was appointed Senior Vice President, Global Quality and Regulatory Affairs in May 2017. He is responsible for providing strategic and operational direction to achieve Quality and Regulatory Excellence across the organization and he chairs the Company’s Quality Excellence Steering Committee. Mr. Kunz joined the Company (then Zimmer) in 2011 as Vice President, Regulatory Affairs and Quality Assurance for the Spine division. He was appointed Senior Vice President, Global Quality, Clinical and Regulatory Affairs in April 2016. Prior to joining Zimmer, he served as Vice President, Quality Assurance of Ecolab, where he led a supply chain network including nine chemical plants and two equipment plants. Previously, he spent 13 years at Guidant/Boston Scientific Corporation in a variety of leadership positions, most recently as the Director of Supplier Quality Assurance for the CRV Division. He began his career at the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program Headquarters as a mechanical engineer. Mr. Kunz holds a Bachelor of Science and an MBA from the University of Minnesota. He is a certified Nuclear Engineer and previously was a certified Licensed Professional Mechanical Engineer.

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Panel: Planning for Medical Device Manufacturing of the Future: What are the Five Big Things We Need to Talk About?
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Panel: Planning for Medical Device Manufacturing of the Future: What are the Five Big Things We Need to Talk About?

Innovation and R&D: Fueling our industry, R&D drives groundbreaking solutions. We will explore strategies to stay ahead in technology and product development

Manufacturing Processes and the Future: Optimizing processes for agility and sustainability is key. We adapt to innovations to lead the industry forward

Quality in the Age of AI/ML: Exploring the future of medical device manufacturing and how automation will reshape operations while maintaining quality standards and leveraging technologies for risk mitigation and improvement

Regulatory Compliance: Employing effective strategies for clearance and ongoing compliance

Supply Chain Resilience and Sustainability: Enhancing supply chain resilience and sustainability through strategies that leverage digitization and AI to bolster efficiency, traceability and fortify against unforeseen challenges

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