Covidien hunts for new CFO | Personnel Moves

January 29, 2014 By Chris Walker Leave a Comment

Covidien (NYSE:COV) said it’s searching for a new CFO after Charles Dockendorff announced his plans to retire from the company at the end of 2014.

Dockendorff has been with the company since 1989, serving in a variety of finance-related roles. He was named CFO of Covidien predecessor Tyco Healthcare in 1995, helping lead the company to $10 billion in sales in 2007.

Medical device makers in California resilient through recession, but hiring remains sluggish

January 7, 2013 By MassDevice staff Leave a Comment

Medical device makers in California shed fewer than 2% of their workforce over the last 5 years, suggesting that the industry remained relatively resilient during the great recession, according to a new report by the California Healthcare Institute.

The medical device industry shrank from 73,119 employees in 2007 to 71,947 in 2011, a change of about 1.6%.