MDT - Leadership updates

GALWAY, Ireland, July 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT), a global leader in healthcare technology, today announced the appointment of Chad Spooner as chief financial officer (CFO) of MiniMed, in advance of its intended separation into a standalone, public company. Effective July 14, 2025, Chad will be responsible for overseeing the Finance function for Medtronic Diabetes and supporting initiatives aimed at accelerating profitable growth and delivering shareholder value as it prepares to become fully independent.  Chad brings over 25 years of financial leadership experience across healthcare, consumer, and industrial sectors. Most recently, he served as CFO at BIC (BB:PA), a pu

GALWAY, Ireland, June 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT), a global leader in healthcare technology, today announced that its Board of Directors appointed Dr. Joon Lee, CEO at Emory Healthcare, Inc., to the Board as an independent director, effective June 18, 2025. Dr. Lee will serve on the Science and Technology Committee and Compensation and Talent Committee of the Board. "We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Lee, a highly respected interventional cardiologist and healthcare executive, to Medtronic's Board of Directors," said Geoff Martha, chairman and chief executive officer. "Dr. Lee brings deep expertise as a clinical researcher, academic leader, and physician executive with dec

NEW HOPE, Pa., March 31, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Orchestra BioMed Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:OBIO, "Orchestra BioMed" or the "Company")), a biomedical innovation company accelerating high-impact technologies to patients through risk-reward sharing partnerships, today reported its full year 2024 financial results and provided a fourth quarter business update. "We remain highly focused on execution of the BACKBEAT global pivotal study, which we believe has the potential to deliver landmark results that can establish AVIM therapy as a new standard of care for the treatment of uncontrolled hypertension in patients already indicated for a pacemaker. We also believe it can lay the foundation for

Medical device industry veteran brings over three decades of expertise in M&A, as well as structured research and development ("R&D") collaborations aligned with Orchestra BioMed's partnership-enabled business model Mr. Cleary previously served as Senior Vice President ("SVP") of Corporate Development at Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT) ("Medtronic"), where he played a key role in establishing the strategic collaboration between Orchestra BioMed and Medtronic for atrioventricular interval modulation ("AVIM") therapy in hypertension with increased cardiovascular riskEric A. Rose, M.D. to transition from Board Member to Board Member Emeritus and Strategic Advisor, continuing to provide invaluable expe

Inogen, Inc. (Nasdaq: INGN), a medical technology company offering innovative respiratory products for use in the homecare setting, today announced the appointment of Mira Kirti Sahney to Inogen's Board of Directors, effective January 31, 2025. The company also announced that Tom West, who has served as a director since April 2023, retired as a member of the Board of Directors, effective January 30, 2025. "We are thrilled to welcome Mira Sahney to the Inogen Board. Mira brings considerable management, technical, and operational experience in the medical device field to Inogen," said Elizabeth Mora, Chairperson of the Board. "Mira's appointment will further strengthen Inogen's Board with a

GALWAY, Ireland, Jan. 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Medtronic plc (NYSE: MDT), a global leader in healthcare technology, today announced that Thierry Piéton has been appointed Chief Financial Officer for the company, effective March 3, 2025. He will report to Medtronic Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Geoff Martha and will join the Medtronic Executive Committee. Piéton joins Medtronic from Renault Group, where he has served as Chief Financial Officer since March 2022. Gary Corona, who has been serving as interim CFO, will continue in this role until Piéton joins Medtronic, after which Corona will become Senior Vice President, Corporate Finance and will remain on the Medtronic Executive Commit

SAN DIEGO, June 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Sempra (NYSE:SRE) (BMV:SRE) today announced the appointment of Jennifer M. Kirk to the company's board of directors effective June 20, 2024. Kirk is currently the global controller and chief accounting officer of Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT) and has deep executive experience in finance, accounting and capital market activities, including more than 20 years in the energy industry. "Bringing new perspectives into the boardroom is a critical component of our effort to support the company's mission to build North America's premier energy infras

NORTHVILLE, Mich., Oct. 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gentherm (NASDAQ:THRM), the global market leader of innovative thermal management and pneumatic comfort technologies for the automotive industry and a leader in medical patient temperature management systems, today announced that Dr. Ken Washington has been appointed to the Company's Board of Directors, effective October 2, 2023. Dr. Washington is the Senior Vice President, Chief Technology and Innovation Officer of Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT), a global healthcare technology company that provides device-based medical therapies and services. He was appointed to this position in June 2023, and he leads innovation and the expansion of technol

DUBLIN, June 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Medtronic announced today that its Board of Directors appointed Greg Lewis, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Honeywell, to the Board. Lewis will serve on the Audit Committee and the Finance and Financial Risk Committee, effective June 26, 2023. "We are thrilled to have Greg Lewis join our Board. His background in financial leadership across multiple industries will be a strong asset as Medtronic pushes forward a comprehensive transformation that will set us up to deliver on durable growth," said Geoff Martha, Chairman and CEO of Medtronic. "I'm honored to join the Medtronic Board of Directors. I believe in the company's mission to al

Recently Retired Medtronic Chief Medical Officer and Chief Scientific Officer with Deep Expertise in Stroke Treatment DiaMedica Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ:DMAC), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on acute ischemic stroke and other vascular diseases, today announced the appointment of Dr. Richard Kuntz to its Board of Directors effective May 30, 2023. Dr. Richard Kuntz recently retired from Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT) where he was the Chief Medical Officer & Scientific Officer and a member of the Executive Committee. Prior to that, he served as Senior Vice President and President, Neuromodulation of Medtronic from October 2005 to August 2009. Before joining Medtronic, he was

DUBLIN, June 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT) today announced that its Board of Directors appointed Lidia Fonseca, Executive Vice President, Chief Digital and Technology Officer at Pfizer, to the Board as an independent director, effective June 27, 2022. Ms. Fonseca will serve on the Compensation Committee and Science and Technology Committee of the Board. "We are thrilled to welcome Lidia to Medtronic's Board of Directors," said Geoff Martha, Medtronic chairman and chief executive officer. "She has an impressive history of developing digital healthcare solutions that deliver powerful insights to improve patients' lives. Her extensive knowledge and expertise will provide the

Que Dallara joins as EVP & President, Diabetes Mike Marinaro named President, Surgical Robotics Dr. Kweli Thompson named President, Cardiac Rhythm Management DUBLIN, March 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT), a global leader in healthcare technology, today announced leadership transitions for three of its Operating Units – Diabetes, Surgical Robotics, and Cardiac Rhythm Management – bringing in critical skills and capabilities and creating opportunities for internal talent. "The future of medical technology requires strong leadership in data science, artificial intelligence, and robotics, all of which make these three Operating Unit President roles some of the most important a

MINNEAPOLIS, March 7, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Big Sky Biomedical, a leading-edge medical device and health technology incubator, announced today that it has appointed Ryan Egeland, M.D., Ph.D., M.B.A., as Managing Director. "Big Sky Biomedical was founded to enhance early-stage innovation and development in some of the fastest growing segments of healthcare, including neurovascular, structural heart, and regenerative medicine," said Dr. Egeland. "I'm extremely excited to apply my scientific, medical, and commercial experience to our portfolio companies in a much broader and deeper capacity. Alongside our exceptional teams of engineers, scientists, operators, and physician partners, I loo

Renowned MedTech leaders join EBR Board of Directors Highlights: Dr Evans, Dr Steinhaus and Ms Drexler to join EBR Systems' Board ahead of the planned A$110m IPO on the Australian Stock Exchange Board appointments follow the retirement of Mr Dave Stassen and Dr Leighton Read New EBR Systems' Board consists of Mr Allan Will, Mr John McCutcheon, Dr Christopher Nave, Mr Trevor Moody, Dr Bronwyn Evans, Dr David Steinhaus and Ms Karen Drexler  EBR Systems, Inc., developer of the world's only wireless cardiac pacing system for heart failure, today announced the appointment of Dr Bronwyn Evans, Dr David Steinhaus and Ms Karen Drexler to the Board as Independent Non-Executive Directors. D

Company announces new appointment of US Vice President of Sales Palliare, an emerging company with the vision to create a safer operating room, today announced the closing of an oversubscribed $8 million Series A funding round. The round was led by leading European Life Sciences Venture Capital firm Seroba Life Sciences, with participation from Luxembourg-based SCM AD Ventures, Western Development Commission, and several private investors. The funds will be used to support US commercial launch activities related to Palliare's EVA15 insufflator and smoke evacuation system, as well as new Research & Development activities. There has been growing awareness of the hazardous nature of surgical

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., April 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- NeuroOne Medical Technologies Corporation (OTCQB:NMTC, NeuroOne or the Company))), a medical technology company focused on improving surgical care options and outcomes for patients suffering from neurological disorders, announces today the appointment of Hijaz Haris, as its Vice President of Marketing. Mr. Haris joins NeuroOne from Medtronic plc, (NYSE:MDT) where he was Senior Global Marketing Director for Brain Modulation. Dave Rosa, CEO of NeuroOne Medical Technologies Corporation says, "Hijaz's appointment strengthens our executive leadership team and addresses a critical gap we had entering 2021. We believe his broad experience in the n

NEX: CHIP CALGARY, AB, March 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ - Health Logic Interactive Inc. ("Health Logic" or the "Company") (NEX: CHIP), is pleased to announce the hiring of Mr. David Barthel, as the Chief Executive Officer for Health Logic. Mr. Barthel is an experienced executive leader in the medical device space with a successful track record. Mr. Barthel founded The SmartPill and led the company as CEO & President until its acquisition by medical device giant, Medtronic (Nasdaq:MDT). Mr. Barthel successfully took The SmartPill company from its initial patent through the entire product development process, including raising over $70 million USD in multiple funding rounds. Mr. Barthel led his te

Westport, CT, Feb. 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BioSig Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: BSGM) (“BioSig” or the “Company”), a medical technology company commercializing an innovative signal processing platform designed to improve signal fidelity and uncover the full range of ECG and intra-cardiac signals, today announced that it appointed Ms. Brenda Castrodad to lead its Human Resources department. A seasoned executive, Ms. Castrodad brings a wealth of experience in leading organizational development in start-ups and Fortune 500 companies within the life sciences sector. Most recently, Ms. Castrodad led the HR department at TissueTech, Inc., a Miami, FL-based biotech leader in regenerative amni

DUBLIN, Dec. 14, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT) announced today that Sean Salmon, Executive Vice President and President, Diabetes Operating Unit has been named Executive Vice President and President, Cardiovascular Portfolio effective January 1. Salmon will also continue to lead the Diabetes Operating Unit and continue to serve on the company's Executive Committee. He succeeds Mike Coyle, who will leave Medtronic effective December 31 to accept a CEO role of a publicly traded company. "We owe Mike a debt of gratitude for his significant contributions to Medtronic," said Geoff Martha, Medtronic Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "He's played a vital role in our Cardiovas

GALWAY, Ireland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Palliare, an emerging company with the vision to create a safer operating room, has appointed John O’Dea as Group CEO. He will oversee the US launch of the company’s EVA15 insufflator, which combines continuous pressure insufflation and surgical smoke evacuation, and the EndoTrap™ endoscopist protection system in early 2021. Mr. O’Dea was previously CEO of Crospon, an Irish medical device company and developer of the Endoflip™ endoscopic diagnostic system, prior to its acquisition by Medtronic in 2017. Caroline O’Dea will continue in her current role as Managing Director of the Irish operation of Palliare. The company is also pleased to announce