SS Innovations International, Inc. announced the appointment of Colin Eke as Senior Vice President of Global Business Development. Mr. Eke brings more than 30 years? industry experience to the role, including time spent at Intuitive Surgical and CMR Surgical.

Dr. Sudhir Srivastava, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of SS Innovations, said, ?We are very pleased to welcome Mr. Eke to the SS Innovations team. He has unparalleled experience in the medical devices and surgical robotics fields and deep knowledge of the procurement and management process in the public and private sector across the international geographies. Mr. Eke previously served as Global Head of New Business at CMR Surgical Ltd. with a focus on early adopting users and identifying potential customer sites to foster continued company growth.

He served as an Independent Tele-Mentoring Expert for CE Medical & Omnitivity Ltd. and was Head of Commercial Europe for CMR Surgical. Previously Mr. Eke managed Clinical and Capital Sales for Intuitive Surgical in the UK and Europe. This month, SS Innovation announced the launch of a Robotic Cardiac Surgical Program in India, which aims to revive and invigorate the field of robotic coronary artery bypass and intracardiac surgery, and to train surgeons throughout the country in these procedures using the SSi Mantra.

The SSi Mantra Surgical Robotic System is the first surgical system to be made in India, and one of the only systems in the world to be distinctly cost-effective with broad-spectrum surgical applications including cardiac surgery.