Medtronic Elects Robert C. Pozen to Its Board of Directors

Medtronic, the world's leading medical technology company, has elected Robert C. Pozen, chairman of MFS Investment Management, to its board of directors. Pozen brings a unique blend of experience in finance, government, and healthcare, which will be invaluable to Medtronic as it strives to advance medical technologies and alleviate pain. Pozen's background includes serving as secretary of Economic Affairs for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and as a partner at the Washington, D.C., law firm of Caplin & Drysdale.

Key Takeaways:

Robert C. Pozen, chairman of MFS Investment Management, has been elected to Medtronic's board of directors.
Pozen has a broad background in finance, government, and healthcare, which will be valuable to Medtronic.
Pozen's experience includes serving as secretary of Economic Affairs for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and as a partner at the Washington, D.C., law firm of Caplin & Drysdale.
Prior to joining MFS, Pozen was at Fidelity Investments for 15 years, rising to president of Fidelity Management and Research Company.
Pozen earned a bachelor of arts degree from Harvard College and a J.D. from Yale Law School.
He has authored "The Mutual Fund Business" and a textbook on comparative regulation of financial institutions.
During 2002 and 2003, Pozen was the John Olin visiting professor at Harvard Law School.

Statistics:

15 years: Robert C. Pozen's tenure at Fidelity Investments.
2002-2003: Years Pozen was the John Olin visiting professor at Harvard Law School.
1: Number of textbook on comparative regulation of financial institutions authored by Pozen.
1: Number of articles published by Pozen on healthcare and finance topics.

Sources:

NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net
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