Medtronic Leader Among Ireland's 25 Most Powerful Women

For the third year in a row, Medtronic Vice President Bronwyn Brophy has been named among Ireland’s 25 Most Powerful Women by Ireland’s Women’s Executive Network (WXN).  Brophy leads her company’s Early Technologies division for Europe, Middle East and Africa. In Ireland, the WXN is the largest network of female senior executives, managers and entrepreneurs, with over 2,500 members.   Brophy was interviewed after being notified of the recognition, and asked to share more about her role and what the award means to her.   Q: Please describe your history with the company and your current role.   I joined Medtronic in April 2014 as Vice President, Early Technologies, Europe. Having worked in the medical device industry for 19 years I have to admit that my current role encompasses all of the things that I enjoy doing – developing new businesses, driving growth, building high-performance teams, and bringing new therapies to market that can change the standard of care and deliver better patient outcomes.    Read more