Dentsply Sirona announces Dr Alexander Völcker as Group Vice President of CAD/CAM

Dentsply Sirona has appointed Dr. Alexander Völcker as Group Vice President of CAD/CAM. Starting February 1, 2018, he took over this position from Dr. Frank Thiel, who will continue to lead Research and Development of the business unit CAD/CAM.

Dr. Völcker earned his Ph.D. in physical chemistry in Frankfurt. He began his career at Dentsply Sirona in 1990 in the Prosthetics business unit. While there, he worked in Research and Development, and in Marketing and New Business Development. He later moved to VDW in Munich – first as Vice President of Research and Development and later as Vice President and General Manager.

In 2006, Dr. Völcker assumed the position Vice President and General Manager at DeguDent in Hanau. After 2010, he managed important acquisition projects as Corporate Vice President of Business Development.

Dominique Legros, Senior Vice President of the Technologies and Equipment Segment at Dentsply Sirona, comments: "Dr. Alexander Völcker brings broad strategic and business expertise along with deep knowledge and understanding of the dental market to his new position. I look forward to continuing the positive development of recent years with him. I would also like to thank Dr. Frank Thiel for his efforts. Under his leadership, the CAD/CAM business unit made important advances in product development projects."

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Dentsply Sirona is the world's largest manufacturer of professional dental products and technologies, with over a century of innovation and service to the dental industry and patients worldwide. Dentsply Sirona develops, manufactures, and markets a comprehensive solutions offering including dental and oral health products as well as other consumable medical devices under a strong portfolio of world class brands. As The Dental Solutions Company™, Dentsply Sirona's products provide innovative, high-quality and effective solutions to advance patient care and deliver better, safer and faster dental care. Dentsply Sirona's global headquarters is located in York, Pennsylvania, and the international headquarters is based in Salzburg, Austria. The company's shares are listed in the United States on NASDAQ under the symbol XRAY.