Medtronic Announces Appointment of Omar Ishrak as Chairman and CEO

Medtronic Inc. MDT announced today that its board of directors named Omar Ishrak as the company's new chairman and chief executive officer, effective June 13, 2011. Ishrak formerly served as president and CEO of GE Healthcare Systems, a $12 billion division of GE Healthcare supported by approximately 20,000 employees in 120 countries. Ishrak was also a senior vice president of GE Corporation and a member of the GE Corporate Executive Council.