Medtronic plc (NYSE: MDT) has announced the appointment of Michael Blackwell as Vice President of India Medtronic Pvt. Ltd., effective January 2023. In this role, he will be responsible for sales, marketing, and commercial operations of Medtronic’s India business.
Michael will be appointed as the Managing Director of Medtronic India in due course. Michael succeeds Madan Krishnan, who has been leading the dynamic India market and is now transitioning to a global role in the US as Vice President & CFO of Medtronic’s Medical Surgical portfolio.
Michael joined Medtronic in 2006 and has worked in various markets globally. With a career spanning over 20 years in healthcare, he has worked across business groups of Medtronic that include Cardiovascular, Neuroscience, and Medical Surgical. In his last assignment with Medtronic, he led the Frontier Markets consisting of Indonesia, Philippines, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Guam, Brunei, Nepal, Maldives, Bhutan, Fiji, and New Papa Guinea. Feng Dong, vice president, Asia Region-led Markets, Global Regions, Medtronic, said, “We are confident that his insights, innovation driven mindset and strong leadership skills will help take our India business forward and strengthen Medtronic’s position as a leading healthcare technology company.”
