José E. Almeida
President and Chief Executive Officer, Covidien plc
Member
José (Joe) E. Almeida has been the President, Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Covidien plc since July 2011.
Covidien manufactures, distributes and services a diverse range of medical devices, supplies, imaging products and pharmaceuticals. The Company has more than 42,000 employees in 57 countries, and its products are sold in over 130 countries.
Prior to being elected President and CEO, Mr. Almeida was President of the Medical Devices segment of Covidien. In this position, Mr. Almeida oversaw the Surgical Devices, Energy-based Devices, Respiratory & Monitoring Solutions and Vascular Therapies Global Business Units, as well as the Japan, Asia, Canada and Latin America regions. These businesses account for approximately two-thirds of the Company’s total annual revenues and about three-quarters of its operating profit.
Mr. Almeida joined Covidien (formerly known as Tyco Healthcare) in 1995 as Director of Manufacturing and Corporate Engineering, and then held several positions of increasing responsibility, including Vice President of European Manufacturing and Vice President of Global Manufacturing.
Mr. Almeida left Covidien in 2003 for Greatbatch Technologies, Inc., a leading manufacturer of power sources and components for implantable medical devices, before returning to Covidien in 2004 as President of the International Business Unit.
Before joining Covidien, Mr. Almeida was a Director of Manufacturing in American Home Products’ Acufex Microsurgical division, an Engineering Manager of Johnson & Johnson’s Professional Products division and a Management Consultant at Andersen Consulting (Accenture).
Mr. Almeida received a Bachelor’s degree from Escola de Engenharia Maua in São Paulo, Brazil. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed).