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Minneapolis, MN-based Medtronic Retired Michael Hedges as Chief Information Officer
About the Company
Medtronic, is the global leader in medical technology – alleviating pain, restoring health and extending life for millions of people around the world. Medtronic`s mission is: To contribute to human welfare by application of biomedical engineering in the research, design, manufacture, and sale of instruments or appliances that alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. To direct our growth in the areas of biomedical engineering where we display maximum strength and ability; to gather people and facilities that tend to augment these areas; to continuously build on these areas through education and knowledge assimilation; to avoid participation in areas where we cannot make unique and worthy contributions. To strive without reserve for the greatest possible reliability and quality in our products; to be the unsurpassed standard of comparison and to be recognized as a company of dedication, honesty, integrity, and service. To make a fair profit on current operations to meet our obligations, sustain our growth, and reach our goals. To recognize the personal worth of employees by providing an employment framework that allows personal satisfaction in work accomplished, security, advancement opportunity, and means to share in the company`s success. To maintain good citizenship as a company. It is the policy of Medtronic to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.
About the Person
As vice president and CIO of Fridley-based Medtronic, the world’s largest med-tech company, British-born Michael Hedges manages an IT enterprise that spans the globe. To confront the challenges of such a wide-reaching network, he formed the Global Technology Council, which is made up of senior IT leaders representing each business, functional and geographic area of Medtronic. He helped drive an enterprise-wide One Medtronic IT model and hosts Global IT Forums quarterly to share highlights and challenges for employees worldwide. Hedges would seem to be an ideal leader for such an international scope. He started his career in the British Army, studying communications and computer science. He worked in various computer, engineering and managerial roles that have spanned Europe, the Middle East and the Far East. While leading Eastman Kodak’s European and Asian IT division, Hedges received his MBA at Oxford University. For the past three years, Hedges has served on the governing board of the Evanta CIO Executive Summit in Minneapolis, sharing best practices and addressing local IT industry needs. He is also supporting efforts to expand partnerships in Minnesota for IT and other technical services looking to keep jobs and growth within the state.
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