Medtronic’s Med Surg President Speaks On Development Strategy, Recent Deals And Hopes For Future

Bob White, president of Medtronic’s medical surgical portfolio spoke to Medtech Insight about how the company develops innovative products like the Hugo robot, recent deals that carved out businesses, and the biggest opportunities for future growth and innovation.

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Medtronic's Hugo robotic assisted surgery system • Source: Medtronic

“The intersection between healthcare and technology” is how Bob White, president of Medtronic’s medical surgical portfolio describes his current and previous roles.

Time spent at IBM, GE Healthcare and Covidien, that latter of which merged with Medtronic in a $42.9bn deal in 2014, has granted White an in-depth and broad understanding of...

According to White, managing at such scale requires him to “hire amazing people” to conduct the day-to-day operations, explaining that a large portion of his time is spent instead on...

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