Rob ten Hoedt

Chairman of the Board of Directors

Chairman of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee

Rob ten Hoedt was until August 2024 the Executive Vice President & President, Global Regions of Medtronic, which encompasses the global commercial organization of EMEA, Asia-Pacific, USA, Canada and Latin America, only excluding China, and a member of Medtronic’s Executive Committee. He was Chairman of the Board of MedTech Europe (the Association representing the medical technology industry in Europe) from 2014 to December 2022. From 2014, he was Executive Vice President & President Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA), to which Asia-Pacific (APAC) was added in May 2022. He has previously held various business and regional leadership positions since joining Medtronic in 1991. Prior to Medtronic, Rob worked in several medical technology companies including Arjo Hospital Equipment and Polystan Benelux, and he also ran his own medical equipment distribution company. 

Rob graduated with a degree in Commercial Economy from the H.E.A.O., the Netherlands, and holds a Master’s in Marketing from the NIMA Business School.

Binding interests: Member of the Board of Directors of Fagron International since 2019, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of NLC Health since 2020 and member of the Board of Onward Medical since 2024.