DENTSPLY International Names Eric K. Brandt as Director.YORK, Pa. -- DENTSPLY International Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :XRAY) today announced that Mr. Eric K. Brandt has been appointed to serve as a member of the Board of Directors with his initial term expiring at the 2005 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Mr. Brandt is the Executive Vice President, Finance, Strategy and Corporate Development, Chief Financial Officer of Allergan, Inc., an Irvine, California based global specialty pharmaceutical company with 2003 revenues of approximately $1.8 billion. Mr. Brandt joined Allergan in May 1999. In addition to his responsibilities as Principal Financial Officer, Mr. Brandt served as President of the Consumer Eye Care Business during 2001. Prior to joining Allergan, he was Vice President and Partner at Boston Consulting Group, and a senior member of the BCG BCG bacille Calmette-Guérin. BCG abbr. 1. bacillus Calmette-Guérin 2. ballistocardiogram BCG, n.pr See bacille Calmette-Guórin. Health Care practice. At BCG, Mr. Brandt was involved in high level consulting engagements with top global pharmaceutical, managed care and medical device companies, focusing on corporate finance, shareholder value and post-merger integration. Mr. Brandt earned his Bachelor of Science Noun 1. Bachelor of Science - a bachelor's degree in science BS, SB bachelor's degree, baccalaureate - an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies degree in chemical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts Institute of Technology, at Cambridge; coeducational; chartered 1861, opened 1865 in Boston, moved 1916. It has long been recognized as an outstanding technological institute and its Sloan School of Management has notable programs in business, and his Master of Business Administration degree from the Harvard Business School Harvard Business School, officially named the Harvard Business School: George F. Baker Foundation, and also known as HBS, is one of the graduate schools of Harvard University. . He currently serves on the Board of Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Mr. Gary Kunkle, DENTSPLY's Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, stated, "Our Company is very pleased to have someone of Mr. Brandt's experience and talent joining our Board of Directors." 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 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 instruments and materials, prophylaxis paste, dental sealants, ultrasonic scalers, and crown and bridge materials; the leading United States manufacturer and distributor of dental handpieces, dental x-ray film holders, film mounts and bone substitute/grafting materials; and a leading worldwide manufacturer or distributor of dental injectible anesthetics Anesthetics Drugs or methodologies used to make a body area free of sensation or pain. Mentioned in: Appendectomy , 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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