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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001613103-22-000027"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MDT"
cik: "0001613103"
company_name: "Medtronic plc"
filed_at: "2022-06-27T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-24T22:55:27.575707+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.45
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.45
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Medtronic appoints Lidia Fonseca to board, effective June 27, 2022

## Summary
- Board increased from 10 to 11 directors; Fonseca appointed as independent director.
- Fonseca is EVP, Chief Digital & Technology Officer at Pfizer with 30+ years healthcare IT experience.
- She will serve on Compensation and Science & Technology Committees.
- At Pfizer she led digital acceleration of COVID-19 vaccine and advanced analytics platform.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001613103-22-000027
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MDT
- cik: 0001613103
- company_name: Medtronic plc
- filed_at: 2022-06-27T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.45
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.45
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1613103/000161310322000027/0001613103-22-000027-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1613103/000161310322000027/mdt-20220622.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001613103-22-000027
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001613103-22-000027.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001613103-22-000027.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Lidia L. Fonseca was appointed as Director at Medtronic plc.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: the Board of Directors (Board) of Medtronic plc (Company) increased the size of the Board from 10 to 11 and appointed Lidia L. Fonseca as a new director of the Company, in each case effective as of June 27, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1613103/000161310322000027/0001613103-22-000027-index.htm

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