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10 Edwards Lifesciences operations leaders
These ten current and former Edwards Lifesciences operations leaders have held vice president and senior vice president roles in operations, plants and manufacturing at Edwards Lifesciences. A reader can learn how operations leaders work at Edwards Lifesciences from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
01—10Graham O'Brien
LinkedInExperience: Vice President & Plant General Manager · Edwards Lifesciences
Vice President & Plant General Manager at Edwards Lifesciences since January 2025, in Irvine, California. The profile also lists VP, Global Supply Chain at Edwards from 2023 with no end date, plus Vice President, Japan and Asia Pacific Supply Chain (2022–2023) and Sr. Director, Supply Chain Japan, Asia and Pacific (2019–2022) there.
Griffin K. Quick
LinkedInExperience: VP, Pilot Operations · Edwards Lifesciences
VP, Pilot Operations at Edwards Lifesciences since February 2026, in Irvine, California; the profile says Pilot Operations enables Edwards to achieve rapid product development cycles while also delivering launch capabilities. Other Edwards roles include Sr. Director, GPS&L Strategy (2023–2026) and Sr. Director, TMTT Operations (2022–2023).
Haviva Simchi
LinkedInExperience: VP R&D Operations · Edwards Lifesciences
VP R&D Operations at Edwards Lifesciences since April 2022, in Caesarea, Israel according to the profile. Other Edwards rows on the profile, each with no end date, are Sr. Director, R&D Operation. (from 2020), Director R&D Operation (from 2012) and Manufacturing Manager (from 2012).
Ismael Aguilar, MBA
LinkedInExperience: VP Metals Organization, Operations and Process Engineering · Edwards Lifesciences
VP Metals Organization, Operations and Process Engineering at Edwards Lifesciences since October 2025. Ismael Aguilar was VP General Manager, Pilot Operations at Edwards (2024–2025), a role the profile says supported the New Product Development team, and Vice President Of Engineering THV NPD, Sustaining R&D and CAD services (2022–2024).
Jim Bourne
LinkedInExperience: SVP, Implant Manufacturing Network · Edwards Lifesciences
SVP, Implant Manufacturing Network at Edwards Lifesciences since March 2025, in Irvine, California. Other Edwards roles include SVP, Global Planning, Sourcing, & Logistics (2022–2025), VP, Global Planning, Sourcing, and Logistics (2017–2022) and Heart Valve Therapies Irvine Plant General Manager (2016–2017).
Jonathan Carter
LinkedInExperience: VP, Plant General Manager · Edwards Lifesciences
VP, Plant General Manager at Edwards Lifesciences since August 2023, in Draper, Utah. The profile also lists General Manager (2021–2023), Director Of Operations (2018–2021) and Engineering Site Head (2017–2018) at Alcon, and Senior Manufacturing Manager at Medtronic (2016–2017).
Nathan Tenzer
LinkedInExperience: Former Senior Vice President Operations · Edwards Lifesciences
Former Senior Vice President Operations at Edwards Lifesciences (2022–2025) and SVP, Global Planning, Sourcing, and Logistics there since April 2025. Other Edwards roles include Vice President Operations (2021–2022), Plant General Manager (2018–2021) and Sr. Director, Engineering (2015–2018).
Rafael Pichardo
LinkedInExperience: Former VP Global Operations - Critical Care · Edwards Lifesciences
Former VP Global Operations - Critical Care at Edwards Lifesciences (2012–2017) and former VP GSC Strategy & Execution, and Critical Care Operations there (2017–2020), a role the profile says covered developing and implementing Edwards Lifesciences Global Supply Chain Strategy. Rafael Pichardo was also VP Global Operations at Baxter Healthcare, BioScience Division (2010–2012).
Victor Palma
LinkedInExperience: Vice President & Plant General Manager · Edwards Lifesciences
Vice President & Plant General Manager at Edwards Lifesciences since September 2024, based in Valencia, Spain. Victor Palma also held the roles VP, GSC Engineering - EHS, Facilities & Sterilization (2019–2024) and Engineering Director (2015–2016 and 2016–2019) at Edwards, and the profile describes scaling complex manufacturing operations.
Wendy Nicoson
LinkedInExperience: Vice President & Plant General Manager · Edwards Lifesciences
Vice President & Plant General Manager at Edwards Lifesciences since April 2022, a role the profile places in Irvine, California. Other Edwards roles include Sr. Director, Supply Chain (2019–2021), Director, Supply Chain Transcather Heart Valve (2017–2019) and Director of Supply Chain and Procurement Cardiac Systems (2014–2017).
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you hand a new medical device from pilot production to a full-scale manufacturing plant?
- 02What do you track week to week when running a regulated device plant?
- 03How do you decide where to add manufacturing capacity across a global plant network?
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