Elizabeth Hammack

Biography

Elizabeth (Liz) was appointed a Non-Executive Director in May 2017 and is a member of the Audit and Risk Committee.  Liz has 30 years of experience in senior executive roles in medical device industry manufacturing, global supply chain management, product development and technology development. Between 2000 to December 2015, Liz held several roles at Medtronic. Most recently, she was Vice President of Operations and Manufacturing for the Atrial Fibrillation Solutions business, where she led the global end-to-end supply chain functions for this high growth sector and the successful US product launch and global expansion of the flagship Arctic Front CryoBalloon, for the treatment of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.  Liz also served as VP of Implantable Manufacturing for Cardiac Rhythm Disease Management with product manufacturing in Switzerland, Puerto Rico, Ireland, Mexico and Minnesota. Prior to this role, she was VP of the Medtronic Energy and Component Center (MECC) in Minneapolis. Liz also led the Vascular Manufacturing Organization, where she developed and executed a manufacturing strategy that resulted in higher quality and lower cost percutaneous coronary balloon angioplasty catheters and metallic stent products.  Before joining Medtronic, Liz held roles in the medical device industry at Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, ACS/Guidant, Conceptus and Heartport. She is currently volunteering as Chair of the Industry Advisory Board for Oregon State University School of Mechanical, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering.   

Research Interest

 product developement