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Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Medtronic, Inc. Mr. Collins has been CEO of Medtronic since April 2001 and chairman since April 2002. He joined the company in 1992 as president, Medtronic International with responsibility for all Medtronic operations outside the United States. Mr. Collins came to Medtronic after 14 years with Abbott Laboratories where he was corporate vice president with responsibility for Abbott's worldwide diagnostic business units, and held a number of management positions in the United States and Europe. He is a member of the Audit Committee and the Finance Committee. | 