Keyna Skeffington

Senior Vice President, General Counsel
LivaNova PLC
Malta

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Biography

Keyna Skeffington is the Senior Vice President and General Counsel of LivaNova and has served in this position since June 2017.  Skeffington has worked in the medical device industry since 2004. She most recently served as Vice President of Legal – Corporate and Securities and Assistant Corporate Secretary at Medtronic, plc where she oversaw the legal support for corporate governance, compliance with the U.S. securities laws, mergers and acquisitions (including a $50-billion acquisition), strategic minority investments, indirect procurement, real estate and equity compensation. Prior to that role, she was the General Counsel for Medtronic’s Cardiac Surgery business. She is a frequent speaker on corporate governance, including at national conferences.  Earlier in her career, she was Partner at Faegre Baker Daniels LLP in its Corporate Finance Group and also practiced at Doherty, Rumble & Butler, P.A.  Skeffington earned her Juris Doctorate at Tulane University and Bachelor of Arts in International Relations and Russian at Mount Holyoke College Keyna Skeffington is the Senior Vice President and General Counsel of LivaNova and has served in this position since June 2017.  Skeffington has worked in the medical device industry since 2004. She most recently served as Vice President of Legal – Corporate and Securities and Assistant Corporate Secretary at Medtronic, plc where she oversaw the legal support for corporate governance, compliance with the U.S. securities laws, mergers and acquisitions (including a $50-billion acquisition), strategic minority investments, indirect procurement, real estate and equity compensation. Prior to that role, she was the General Counsel for Medtronic’s Cardiac Surgery business. She is a frequent speaker on corporate governance, including at national conferences.  Earlier in her career, she was Partner at Faegre Baker Daniels LLP in its Corporate Finance Group and also practiced at Doherty, Rumble & Butler, P.A.  Skeffington earned her Juris Doctorate at Tulane University and Bachelor of Arts in International Relations and Russian at Mount Holyoke College

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