August 19, 2025- Medtronic plc announced the Medtronic Board of Directors has appointed John Groetelaars and Bill Jellison as independent directors, effective immediately. Consistent with the company’s commitment to shareholder value creation, and to provide enhanced focus and urgency around Medtronic’s ongoing strategic portfolio management, operational improvement and capital allocation, the Board has formed the following special committees to align our governance with existing management focus areas and workstreams:
- The Growth Committee will be responsible for guiding the evaluation and execution of growth-accretive tuck-in M&A, organic R&D investments, and potential divestitures, including the continued execution of the recently announced plan to separate its Diabetes business.
- The Operating Committee will align governance with the company’s initiatives to optimize operational performance, deliver margin expansion, and drive sustained earnings acceleration, including actions company management is taking to improve efficiency in its global manufacturing, supply chain, and operations.
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board, Geoff Martha, will serve as Chair of both of the newly formed committees, and newly appointed directors, Groetelaars and Jellison, will also serve on one or both of the committees.