Medtronic CEO Regrets Not Moving More Aggressively On Some M&A Deals During Pandemic

Geoff Martha says the COVID-19 pandemic didn’t create the kind of liquidity crisis that would have allowed bigger companies to get bargain deals on smaller medtech firms.

Medtronic CEO Geoff Martha took the helm at the start of the 2020 coronavirus pandemic
Medtronic CEO Geoff Martha took the helm at the start of the 2020 coronavirus pandemic • Source: Medtronic (SHARI FLEMING)

One of Medtronic plc CEO Geoff Martha’s regrets from this past year is not moving hard enough on some mergers and acquisitions. He also says that while the company is interested in acquiring artificial intelligence (AI) technology, it is being conservative about how it defines AI.

Martha recently spoke with Medtech Insight about his experience stepping into his new leadership role at the start of the coronavirus pandemic and helming the ship through the crisis. While...

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