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
    William A. Hawkins
    President and Chief Executive Officer
  • Stephen Mahle
    Stephen Mahle
    Executive Vice President, Healthcare Policy and Regulatory
  • Susan Alpert, Ph.D., M.D.
    Susan Alpert, Ph.D., M.D.
    Senior Vice President and Chief Regulatory Officer
  • Martha Goldberg Aronson
    Martha Goldberg Aronson
    Senior Vice President and Chief Talent Officer
  • Bob Blankemeyer
    Bob Blankemeyer
    Senior Vice President and President,Surgical Technologies
  • Jean-Luc Butel
    Jean-Luc Butel
    Senior Vice President and President, International
  • Terrance L. Carlson
    Terrance L. Carlson
    Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary
  • H. James Dallas
    H. James Dallas
    Senior Vice President, Quality and Operations
  • Kathy Erickson Digiorno
    Kathleen Erickson DiGiorno
    Vice President, Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer
  • Gary Ellis
    Gary Ellis
    Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
  • Richard E. Kuntz, M.D.
    Richard E. Kuntz, M.D.
    Senior Vice President and President, Neuromodulation
  • Stephen La Neve
    Stephen La Neve
    Senior Vice President and President,
    Spinal and Biologics
  • Pat Mackin
    Pat Mackin
    Senior Vice President and President,
    Cardiac Rhythm Disease Management
  • Christopher J. O'Connell
    Christopher J. O'Connell
    Senior Vice President and President, Diabetes
  • Stephen N. Oesterle, M.D.
    Stephen N. Oesterle, M.D.
    Senior Vice President, Medicine and Technology
  • Catherine Szyman
    Catherine "Katie" Szyman
    Senior Vice President, Strategy and Innovation
  • Scott R. Ward
    Scott R. Ward
    Senior Vice President and President, CardioVascular



Board of Directors

  • Richard H. Anderson
    Richard H. Anderson
    Chief Executive Officer, Delta Air Lines, Inc.
  • David L. Calhoun
    David L. Calhoun
    Chairman and Chief Executive Officer,
    The Nielsen Company
  • Victor J. Dzau, M.D.
    Victor J. Dzau, M.D.
    Chancellor for Health Affairs, Duke University
    President and CEO, Duke University Health System
  • William A. Hawkins
    William A. Hawkins
    Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
  • Shirley Ann Jackson, Ph.D.
    Shirley Ann Jackson, Ph.D.
    President,
    Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
  • James T. Lenehan
    James T. Lenehan
    Financial Consultant and Retired Vice Chairman and President,
    Johnson & Johnson
  • Denise M. O'Leary
    Denise M. O'Leary
    Private Venture Capital Investor
  • Kendall J. Powell
    Kendall J. Powell
    Chief Executive Officer,
    General Mills
  • Robert C. Pozen
    Robert C. Pozen
    Chairman, MFS Investment Management
  • Jean-Pierre Rosso
    Jean-Pierre Rosso
    Chairman, World Economic Forum USA
  • Jack W. Schuler
    Jack W. Schuler
    Chairman, Stericycle, Inc. 

 

Last updated: 19 Aug 2008

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