Rob ten Hoedt

    Chairman of the Board of Directors

    Chairman of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee

    Rob ten Hoedt is Executive Vice President & President, Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) and Asia-Pacific (APAC) of Medtronic, and he is a member of the Company’s Executive Committee.

    With over 30 years in the medical device business, Rob has a wealth of experience in sales, sales management, marketing and general management. Before joining Medtronic in 1991, Rob held different positions in several medical technology companies including Arjo Hospital Equipment and Polystan Benelux.

    Rob is the Chairman of the Board of MedTech Europe, the Association representing the medical technology industry in Europe. He also sits on the Boards of Fagron International - a company that aims at optimizing and innovating personalised medicine, NLC Health – the European Healthtech Venture Builder whose mission is to advance health by making impactful medical innovations accessible for everyone, and Pixium Vision, a company harnessing rapid advances in visual processing.

    Education

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