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

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known 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

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known 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

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known 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

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Michele Norris	Radio Personality	7-Sep-1961		NPR host, All Things Considered

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