Halyard Health, Inc. announced that Arjun Sarker has been appointed as senior vice president, international. Previously, Sarker served as Halyard's vice president and general manager of APAC.

"Arjun is an accomplished business leader with a strong track record of driving commercial success and revenue growth," remarked Joe Woody, chief executive officer. "His commercial, strategic and operation insights will be invaluable in this new role."

Sarker was born in India where he completed his undergraduate studies before moving to England to earn two post-graduate degrees. He began his career in finance working in the UK, and later held finance roles in the Middle East and Asia. Over the past decade, Arjun has served in senior leadership roles with Covidien/Medtronic, as vice president and general manager of Southeast Asia, and as business leader for operating room managed services for APAC.

Arjun currently lives in Singapore and will be transitioning to the company's Alpharetta headquarters later this year.