Covidien Announces Organizational Changes; Bryan C. Hanson will become Group President

Covidien COV today announced several leadership changes that will streamline its organization to accelerate growth and innovation. These changes are all effective July 1, 2011. Bryan C. Hanson will become Group President, with responsibility for the Surgical Devices and Energy-based Devices businesses. Bryan joined Covidien in 1992 and has held several positions of increasing responsibility, including his current position, President, Energy-based Devices. During the five years Bryan led this business, energy sales doubled and a number of innovative new products were successfully launched. Peter L. Wehrly will become Group President, with responsibility for the Respiratory & Monitoring Solutions and Vascular Therapies businesses, as well as regional responsibility for Japan, Australia-New Zealand and Canada. Pete joined Covidien in 2009 as President, Respiratory & Monitoring Solutions, and has more than 20 years of experience in the medical devices industry. Michael Sgrignari will become Senior Vice President, Quality and Operations, with global responsibility for Quality Assurance, Regulatory Affairs, Logistics, Environmental Health & Safety and Operational Excellence. Mike joined Covidien in 1991 and has held a number of increasingly responsible positions in manufacturing and operations during his tenure.