Luann Pendy
Senior Vice President, Global Quality
management
medronic
Australia
Biography
Luann Pendy, Ph.D., is the Senior Vice President of Global Quality. In this role, Luann oversees all global quality operations for the company and is a member of the Medtronic Executive Committee. She partners with the business groups and global regions to assure end-to-end quality, reliability and regulatory compliance, from development through manufacturing, distribution and end-customer use. She is responsible for driving the strategic direction for the quality program through the implementation of policy and standards across Medtronic. She joined Medtronic in 2008 as the Vice President of Corporate Quality.
Research Interest
Luann is the Executive Sponsor of the Medtronic Women’s Network Minnesota Hub. She is a member of the Leadership Council on Advancing Women, The Conference Board. She also serves on the Science Museum of Minnesota’s Board of Trustees. Luann received her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Michigan and her Doctorate of Philosophy in Immunology from Rush University in Chicago, Illinois.