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Bill Hawkins

Bill Hawkins on his time at Medtronic, Immucor and 25 years in the hot seat | DeviceTalks podcast

March 8, 2016 By Brian Johnson

For nearly a quarter of a century, William “Bill” Hawkins sat in the corner office of medtech companies of all sizes, before stepping down from Immucor last year to become the Atlanta-based company’s lead director. Hawkins is best known for his 4 years as CEO of Medtronic, where he served in the corner office from […]

Filed Under: Device Talks Podcasts Tagged With: Bill Hawkins, DeviceTalks, Immucor Inc., Medtronic

Thoratec taps ex-Medtronic CEO Hawkins for board | Personnel Moves

December 16, 2011 By MassDevice staff Leave a Comment

Hawkins

Cardiac device maker Thoratec Corp. (NSDQ:THOR) appointed former Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) CEO William Hawkins to its board of directors.

The current Immucor Inc. (NSDQ:BLUD) CEO brings more than 30 years of med-tech experience with him to the Pleasanton, Calif.-based boardroom.

Filed Under: Food & Drug Administration (FDA), News Well, Structural Heart Tagged With: Bill Hawkins, Cellnovo, Covidien, Diversinet, GI Dynamics, Immucor Inc., Navidea Biopharmaceuticals, Personnel Moves, Smith & Nephew, Thoratec Corp., Zonare Medical Systems Inc.

Medtronic’s Hawkins on the Guidant frenzy, NuVasive drops $80 million on a buy, Med-tech rallies against device tax | MassDevice.com +3

September 29, 2011 By MassDevice staff Leave a Comment

Plus 3

Say hello to MassDevice +3, a bite-sized view of the top three med-tech stories of the day. This latest feature of MassDevice.com’s coverage highlights our three biggest and most influential stories from the day’s news to make sure you’re up to date on the headlines that continue to shape the medical device industry.

If you read nothing else today, make sure you’re still in the know with MassDevice +3.

Filed Under: Mergers & Acquisitions, News Well Tagged With: AdvaMed, Bill Hawkins, Guidant Corp., MDUFMA, Nuvasive

EXCLUSIVE: Former Medtronic CEO Bill Hawkins on the one that got away

September 27, 2011 By Brad Perriello Leave a Comment

EXCLUSIVE: Former Medtronic CEO Bill Hawkins on the one that got away

There’s no shortage of ink spilled over the feeding frenzy over Guidant Corp., which ended in Boston Scientific Corp.’s (NYSE:BSX) ill-fated $26 billion acquisition in 2006. But there’s one nugget from the spectacle that hasn’t received much attention.

Filed Under: News Well Tagged With: Abbott, Bill Hawkins, Boston Scientific, Guidant Corp., Johnson and Johnson, MassDevice Q&A

MDT’s new CEO, MDT’s former CEO, devices to save Steve Jobs, Beckman Coulter’s warnings, KCI’s new suitor, Aptiv’s grab for MDCI and regulatory science made headlines this week. | MassDevice.com +7

August 28, 2011 By MassDevice staff Leave a Comment

Plus Seven

Say hello to MassDevice +7, a bite-sized view of the top seven med-tech stories of the week. This latest feature of MassDevice.com’s coverage highlights our seven biggest and most influential stories from the week’s news to make sure you’re up to date on the headlines that continue to shape the medical device industry.

If you read nothing else this weekend, make sure you’re still in the know with Massdevice +7.

Filed Under: Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Mergers & Acquisitions, News Well, Oncology, Recalls Tagged With: Apple, Aptiv Solutions, Bill Hawkins, ConvaTec, Kinetic Concepts Inc., Medical Device Consultants Inc., Warning Letter

MassDevice Exclusive: Former Medtronic CEO Hawkins on the Sprint Fidelis recall

August 22, 2011 By MassDevice staff Leave a Comment

Former Medtronic CEO Bill Hawkins
Former Medtronic CEO Bill Hawkins at MassDevice
global headquarters.

In October 2007 Bill Hawkins was only three months into his tenure as CEO of the world’s largest pure-play medical device maker when he faced the toughest choice of his career – cancel shipment on the company’s top product, the Sprint Fidelis pacemaker lead, already implanted in some 268,000 patients – or stand pat and keep the potentially lethal products on the market.

Filed Under: News Well Tagged With: Bill Hawkins, Cardiac Rhythm Management, MassDevice Q&A, Personnel Moves

MassDevice Exclusive: Former CEO Hawkins on leaving Medtronic

August 17, 2011 By MassDevice staff Leave a Comment

Former Medtronic CEO Bill Hawkins

Bill Hawkins

They gave him a sword and he handed them the world.

When William Hawkins officially flipped the keys to Medtronic Inc. (NYSE:MDT) over to successor Omar Ishrak, he offered a simple message and a gift. The message was clear – don’t lose sight of founder Earl Bakken’s mission to alleviate pain, restore health and extend life while “striving without reserve for the greatest possible reliability and quality.”

Filed Under: News Well Tagged With: Bill Hawkins, MassDevice Q&A, Personnel Moves

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