DENTSPLY International Names Paula H. Cholmondeley as Director.Business Editors YORK, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 18, 2001 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 Ms. Paula H. Cholmondeley has been appointed to serve as a member of the Board of Directors with her initial term expiring at the 2004 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Ms. Cholmondeley is the Vice President and General Manager of Specialty Products for Sappi Fine Paper, a $1.6 billion subsidiary of Sappi Limited, the world's leading producer of coated free sheet papers. Sappi Limited is a publicly owned South African company, with ADRs trading in the United States, and had revenues in 2000 of $4.7 billion. Ms. Cholmondeley, who is a certified public accountant Certified Public Accountant (CPA) An accountant who has met certain standards, including experience, age, and licensing, and passed exams in a particular state. , earned her bachelors degree from Howard University in Washington, D.C. and her Masters of Science degree in accounting from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania The Wharton School is the business school of University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was established in 1881 through a donation of Joseph Wharton, making it the world’s oldest business school. . Ms. Cholmondeley has had a challenging and varied professional career, including serving in the White House Fellows The White House Fellows program was established by President of the United States Lyndon B. Johnson in October 1964 . President Johnson articulated that the mission of the program was "to give the Fellows first hand, high-level experience with the workings of the federal government Organization as a Special Assistant to the U.S. Trade Representative for several countries in the Far East. She started her business career as an auditor with Arthur Andersen L.L.P., and has held a number of significant positions with several companies, including several managerial positions with Westinghouse Elevator Company. She later served as Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President for Blue Cross of Greater Philadelphia and then Vice President of Business Development and Global Sourcing and General Manager of Residential Insulation for Owens Corning. Ms. Cholmondeley serves on the Board of the Villanova Capital mutual fund and the Graduate Executive Board of The Wharton School. 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, 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 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 injectable 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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