Vicarious Surgical revealed that its chief operating officer (COO) John Mazzola will enter retirement. This will become effective on April 1, 2025.

Mazzola boasts almost 40 years of experience in healthcare manufacturing, supply chain, and quality control. He will continue to serve as COO until the effective date.

Mazzola was hired to Vicarious Surgical as VP of operations in March 2022. In July 2023, he was promoted to COO of the company.

After April 1, his responsibilities will move to Randy Clark, Vicarious Surgical’s president.

“On behalf of the entire organization, I want to express our sincere gratitude to John for his exceptional leadership and dedication over the past few years,” said Adam Sachs, Vicarious’ co-founder and CEO. “John has been instrumental in developing and streamlining our corporate manufacturing processes, enhancing our product quality control, and strengthening our supply chain resilience; as a result, Vicarious Surgical is well-positioned for its next chapter as we prepare for our upcoming first clinical use cases and pivotal trial. We are deeply grateful for his contributions and wish him a happy and fulfilling retirement.”

This news comes two months after the company’s previous chief financial officer (CFO) William Kelly announced he was leaving after a four-year tenure in order to pursue other career opportunities. Kelly officially departed Vicarious Surgical on January 2, 2025.

The company is currently amid its CFO succession process.