ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--St. Jude Medical, Inc. (NYSE:STJ) today announced the promotion of Peter Spadaro to the newly created position of U.S. Division vice president for cardiovascular sales. Spadaro, who has worked in the medical-technology industry for almost 25 years, will have overall U.S. sales responsibility in the areas of cardiology, cardiac surgery and surgical atrial fibrillation (AF).