Gary L. Ellis age 49 has been Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since May 2005. Prior to that he was Vice President Corporate Controller and Treasurer since October 1999 and Vice President Corporate Controller from August 1994. Mr. Ellis joined Medtronic in 1989 as Assistant Corporate Controller and was promoted to Vice President of Finance for Medtronic Europe in 1992 until being named as Corporate Controller in 1994. |