Leadership

We're proud of our reputation for attracting and developing some of the brightest leaders in the medical technology industry. We recognize how vital leadership is to achieving our goals, so we have numerous career development programs at all levels.

Our executive leadership team members serve as role models. Not only do they provide strategic oversight and motivation, they also contribute to the collective good of the company and the industry – by serving on Inclusion Councils, leading volunteer efforts in our communities, and collaborating with industry peers to improve healthcare policies.

Executive Leadership

William A. Hawkins
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Stephen Mahle
Executive Vice President, Healthcare Policy and Regulatory
Christopher J. O'Connell
Executive Vice President and Group President, Spinal and Biologics, Neuromodulation, Diabetes, and Surgical Technologies

Jean-Luc Butel
Executive Vice President and Group President, International
Susan Alpert, Ph.D., M.D.
Senior Vice President and Chief Regulatory Officer
Martha Goldberg Aronson
Senior Vice President and Chief Talent Officer

Bob Blankemeyer
Senior Vice President and President,Surgical Technologies
H. James Dallas
Senior Vice President, Quality and Operations
Kathleen Erickson DiGiorno
Vice President, Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer

Gary Ellis
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
D. Cameron Findlay
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Richard E. Kuntz, M.D.
Senior Vice President and Chief Scientific, Clinical and Regulatory Officer

Stephen La Neve
Senior Vice President and President,
Spinal and Biologics
Pat Mackin
Senior Vice President and President,
Cardiac Rhythm Disease Management
Stephen N. Oesterle, M.D.
Senior Vice President, Medicine and Technology

Catherine "Katie" Szyman
Senior Vice President and President, Diabetes
Tom Tefft
Senior Vice President and President, Neuromodulation
Scott R. Ward
Senior Vice President and President, CardioVascular

Board of Directors

Richard H. Anderson
Chief Executive Officer, Delta Air Lines, Inc.
David L. Calhoun
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer,
The Nielsen Company
Victor J. Dzau, M.D.
Chancellor for Health Affairs, Duke University
President and CEO, Duke University Health System

William A. Hawkins
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Shirley Ann Jackson, Ph.D.
President,
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
James T. Lenehan
Financial Consultant and Retired Vice Chairman and President,
Johnson & Johnson