Medtronic appoints Renault executive Thierry Piéton as finance chief

(Reuters) – Medtronic (NYSE:) said on Tuesday it will appoint Renault (EPA:)’s finance chief Thierry Piéton as its chief financial officer, effective March 3.

Piéton will succeed Gary Corona, who has been serving as interim CFO.

(This story has been refiled to correct the day in paragraph 1)