Medtronic Appoints Rogerio Branco as EVP and Chief Operating & Supply Chain Officer

Yesterday, Medtronic announced that Rogerio BrancoOfficially AppointedSenior Vice President and Chief Operating and Supply Chain Officer. Prior to this, the position had been vacant after the previous executive retired.Vacant for about five months.

Blanco's previous role was Executive Vice President and Global Operations & Supply Chain Officer at Eaton Corporation. He spent over 33 years of his career at the company.

In a LinkedIn post announcing the job change, Brancowrote: "Throughout my career, I have always been attracted to organizations that integrate mission, innovation, and operational excellence to make a profound impact – this is exactly what I see in Medtronic." He also expressed that he feels deeply honored to join a team that "plays such a critical role in delivering life-changing technologies to patients around the world."

This appointment means that a senior supply chain manager from the industrial power management sector has, for the first time, stepped into the world's largest medical device company by revenue.

In the announcement on Medtronic's official website,Blanco's responsibilities are defined as "leading the strategy formulation and execution of Medtronic's end-to-end operations and supply chain," covering manufacturing, supply chain, supply management, operational excellence and transformation, enterprise risk, facilities management, and operational quality. In other words, his scope of duties ranges from production sites to risk management, and extends to global strategic planning.

This responsibility framework is highly similar to the division he led at Eaton. During his time at Eaton, he oversaw material management and inventory, procurement, logistics, supplier development and quality, while directly managing manufacturing and layout strategy. Branco himself holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of São Paulo and a Master's degree in Business Administration with a focus on Financial Management from the University of Campinas, possessing a dual knowledge background in both technology and finance.

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Blanco joined at the start of Medtronic's fiscal year 2027 (Medtronic’s fiscal year ends at the end of April each year, with FY27 beginning in late April 2026). In a LinkedIn post, he revealed that in his first few days on the job, he was "impressed by the talent, professionalism, and dedication" of the operations function team. He also expressed his intention to "listen, learn, and collaborate with teams across the enterprise to build on the strong foundation and momentum as we head into fiscal year 2027."

For Medtronic, which is at the starting point of a new fiscal year, the handover of end-to-end operations to a supply chain leader with a dual background in engineering and finance, who has also long managed global layout and efficiency improvements, aligns perfectly with the company’s pace to further integrate global operations and enhance reliability by fiscal year 2027.