St. Paul, Minnesota-based 3M announces that Mojdeh Poul is its new executive vice president, Safety and Graphics Business Group, effective July 1. Poul replaces Frank Little, who has announced his retirement on that same date.

Poul currently is president and general manager, 3M Canada Company. She oversees 3M’s five business groups within Canada—including its largest businesses in that country, Industrial and Safety and Graphics—along with manufacturing, research and development, and sales and marketing. Poul joined 3M as director of global marketing in 2011 and subsequently held positions of increasing responsibility within the company’s Health Care Business Group. Previous to 3M she held leadership roles at Medtronic and Boston Scientific.

“Her experience leading one of 3M’s largest subsidiaries, combined with her deep knowledge of managing global regulated businesses, make her an ideal choice to lead our Safety and Graphics Business Group,” says Inge Thulin, 3M’s chairman, president and CEO.  “Mojdeh is a strategic, results-driven leader with a proven track record of success at 3M. Her experience leading one of 3M’s largest subsidiaries, combined with her deep knowledge of managing global regulated businesses, make her an ideal choice to lead our Safety and Graphics Business Group.”