DENTSPLY Appoints William R. Jellison as Senior Vice President.Business Editors/Health & Medical Writers YORK, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 4, 2002 Mr. Gary K. Kunkle, Jr., President and Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. of DENTSPLY International Inc., (Nasdaq:XRAY) today announced the appointment of Mr. William R. Jellison as Senior Vice President responsible for the DENTSPLY Professional Division, the Company's Asian operations, and worldwide endodontic Endodontic Pertaining to the inside structures of the tooth, including the dental pulp and tooth root, and the periapical tissue surrounding the root. Mentioned in: Root Canal Treatment endodontic franchise comprising the Tulsa Dental, Maillefer and VDW vdW Van Der Waals (atomic force; molecular modeling) VDW Virtual Data Warehouse VDW Verband Deutscher Wirtschaftsberater (society of German economic advisors) VDW Very Dear Wife (IRC) Divisions. Mr. Jellison is currently the Company's Senior Vice President and CFO See Chief Financial Officer. . His new responsibilities will become effective on December 1, 2002. Mr. Jellison joined DENTSPLY in March of 1998. As Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer he has been responsible for all areas of corporate finance, including the corporate controller, internal audit, tax and treasury functions as well as the information technology group. During his tenure, he has been instrumental in transforming the financial organization into a true strategic partner within the Company. Under his leadership, the group has made many contributions to DENTSPLY's success during the past four years. Mr. Jellison came to DENTSPLY following a successful 18-year career with the Donnelly Corporation of Holland, MI, where he most recently served as Vice President of Finance. A Certified Management Account, he earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in business administration from Hope College in Holland, MI. He is a member of the Institute of Management Accountants The Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) is a professional organization headquartered in Montvale, New Jersey consisting of over 70,000 members worldwide. The IMA is dedicated to advancing the role of the management accountant and financial manager within the business and is also affiliated with the Financial Executive Institute, the Treasury Management Association and the Strategic Leadership Forum. Mr. Jellison and his wife Joanne have three children and make their home in York, PA. DENTSPLY designs, develops, manufactures and markets a broad range of products for the dental market. The Company believes that it is the world's leading manufacturer and distributor of dental prosthetics, precious metal dental alloys, dental ceramics, endodontic instruments and materials, prophylaxis prophylaxis (prō'fĭlăk`sĭs), measures designed to prevent the occurrence of disease or its dissemination. Some examples of prophylaxis are immunization against serious diseases such as smallpox or diphtheria; quarantine to confine paste, dental sealants, ultrasonic scalers, dental injectible anesthetics Anesthetics Drugs or methodologies used to make a body area free of sensation or pain. Mentioned in: Appendectomy and crown and bridge materials; the leading United States manufacturer and distributor of dental x-ray equipment, dental handpieces, intraoral cameras, dental x-ray film holders, film mounts and bone substitute/grafting materials; and a leading worldwide manufacturer or distributor of impression materials, orthodontic orthodontic (ôr´th  dän´tik),adj appliances, dental cutting instruments and dental implants. The Company distributes its dental products in over 120 countries under some of the most well established brand names in the industry. DENTSPLY is committed to the development of innovative, high quality, cost-effective new products for the dental market. |
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