Paris Watts-Stanfield

Paris Watts-Stanfield serves as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Greater China, of Medtronic, Inc., a global leader in medical technology, services and solutions. She was elected to the IDEX Board of Directors in 2022 based on her extensive experience in finance and audit matters, significant experience within global business leadership and strong background in business development.

Paris joined Medtronic in 2017 as the Vice President of Corporate Audit with global audit responsibility for Information Technology, Finance, Operations, Data Analytics, and the SOX PMO. Prior to joining Medtronic, Paris spent five years with Alcoa, most recently as Group CFO and member of the company’s Executive Council. Prior to that role, Paris served as Alcoa’s Chief Audit Executive with Environmental, Health & Safety, Finance, and IT audit oversight responsibility. Paris also spent time with Wal-Mart, first as Vice President, International Internal Audit, and later as the Vice President, Finance & Strategy.

Paris spent her early career at Procter & Gamble, where she rotated through several finance and accounting roles with increasing responsibility. She was Finance Director for P&G’s Internal Audit Group in Asia, CFO for P&G’s hair care business in Japan and South Korea, and CFO for its household cleaning products business in North America. Paris’ other experiences include several roles in Financial Planning, Forecasting, Manufacturing, and Sales.

A passionate community advocate, Paris serves on the Board of Feeding America. In addition, she is a member of the African Descent Network leadership team at Medtronic. She holds an MBA in Finance, Organizations & Markets from the University of Rochester, Simon School of Management, and a bachelor’s degree in Mathematics from the State University of New York.