St. Jude Medical: Michael Rousseau To Succeed Starks As President & CEO

(RTTNews) - St. Jude Medical, Inc. (STJ) announced that, effective January 1, 2016, Michael Rousseau will become President and CEO and a member of the Board. Daniel Starks has decided to retire from his position as President and CEO, and has been elected Executive Chairman of the St. Jude Medical Board.

Rousseau joined St. Jude Medical in 1999 as Senior Vice President, Cardiac Rhythm Management Global Marketing. In January 2008, he was promoted to Group President and assumed responsibility for the company's four product divisions. He was named Chief Operating Officer in 2014.