Laurence COMTE-ARASSUS

Laurence Comte-Arassus is French non-operational GEHealthcare and Governmental Executive Director of GE Healthcare for France, Belux and French speaking African countries, (FBFA), including France, Belgium, Luxemburg, North West Africa (Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia) and sub Saharan francophone Africa. She leads a team of more than 3200 employees, covering 27 countries providing healthcare technologies, services, and solutions to healthcare institutions. She is President of the Syndicat National des Technologies Médicales (SNITEM) and, since 2018, of the supervisory board of the GS1 standardization body. Since April 2021, she is also a member of the Board of Directors of IHU ICAN (Institute of Cardiometabolism and Nutrition), member of the GS1 's board and since 2022 a member of Brenus Board. Laurence Comte-Arassus, 52, holds a master's degree from ESTA in Belfort. She is also a graduate of Glasgow Caledonian University and Wharton University of Pennsylvania. She has extensive experience in sales and marketing management. Her career started with ECS (Europe Computer System) before joining Boston Scientific. Laurence has spent most of her career in medical technology. She joined Medtronic in 2002 and has held several management positions in the Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure Division (CRHF). In 2008, she was appointed Director of the Diabetes Division in France. In 2012, Laurence became Director of the Cardiac and Vascular Group (CVG) in France. In February 2015, Laurence Comte-Arassus was appointed President of Medtronic France, which has 1,300 employees and whose scope includes four production sites, a training center and the headquarters located in Boulogne-Billancourt (France).In 2024, Laurence Comte-Arassus was appointed Chevalier of the Legion of Honor in the July 14th promotion, and in 2025, she was elected a free member of the French National Academy of Surgery.