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Medtronic

COMPANY

Maker of medical implant devices, founded in 1949 by Earl E. Bakken and Palmer J. Hermundslie. Medtronic is the first to manufacture a viable pacemaker.

Official Website:
http://www.medtronic.com/

Industry:
Health

Ticker:
NYSE:MDT

Corporate headquarters:
Minneapolis, MN

Sales:
$9B (2004)

Employees:
31,000 (2004)

EXECUTIVES

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Arthur D. Collins, Jr.
Business
10-Dec-1947   CEO of Medtronic, 2001-07
H. James Dallas
Business
c. 1958   CIO of Medtronic
William W. George
Business
14-Sep-1942   CEO of Medtronic, 1991-2001
Richard F. Hamm, Jr.
Business
c. 1960   Dendreon Corporation
William A. Hawkins
Business
c. 1954   CEO of Medtronic
Glen D. Nelson
Business
c. 1938   Vice Chairman of Medtronic, 1988-2002
Robert L. Ryan
Business
c. 1943   CFO of Medtronic, 1993-2005
Keith E. Williams
Business
c. 1953   CEO of Underwriters Laboratories
Barry W. Wilson
Business
c. 1945   Senior VP at Medtronic

CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Richard H. Anderson
Business
1956   CEO of Delta Airlines
David L. Calhoun
Business
c. 1957   CEO of The Nielsen Company
Arthur D. Collins, Jr.
Business
10-Dec-1947   CEO of Medtronic, 2001-07
Victor J. Dzau
Doctor
1946   CEO of Duke University Health System
William A. Hawkins
Business
c. 1954   CEO of Medtronic
Shirley A. Jackson
Physicist
5-Aug-1946   NRC Chairman, 1995-99
James T. Lenehan
Business
c. 1949   President of Johnson & Johnson, 2002-04
Denise M. O'Leary
Business
c. 1957   Former Partner, Menlo Ventures
Kendall J. Powell
Business
c. 1954   CEO of General Mills
Robert Pozen
Business
1946   Fidelity Investments
Jean-Pierre Rosso
Business
11-Jul-1940   CEO of Case Corporation, 1994-99
Jack W. Schuler
Business
c. 1941   President of Abbot Laboratories, 1987-89

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Michael R. Bonsignore
Business
c. 1941   CEO of Honeywell, 1999-2001
William R. Brody
Educator
4-Jan-1944   President, Salk Institute
Paul W. Chellgren
Business
c. 1942   CEO of Ashland, 1996-2002
William W. George
Business
14-Sep-1942   CEO of Medtronic, 1991-2001
Bernadine P. Healy
Doctor
4-Aug-1944 6-Aug-2011 President, American Red Cross, 1999-2001
Glen D. Nelson
Business
c. 1938   Vice Chairman of Medtronic, 1988-2002
Steven G. Pagliuca
Business
c. 1955   Bain Capital
Gordon M. Sprenger
Business
c. 1937   CEO of Allina Health System, 1999-2001

EXTRANEOUS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Michele Norris
Radio Personality
7-Sep-1961   NPR host, All Things Considered


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