Dentsply Sirona Provides Corporate Update

John Groetelaars Named Interim Chief Executive Officer and Barbara Bodem Named Interim Chief Financial Officer
Posted: April 19, 2022
Edited by Dentaltown staff
CHARLOTTE, N.C.— Dentsply Sirona today announced the appointment of John Groetelaars, who serves on Dentsply Sirona Board of Directors, as Interim Chief Executive Officer.
Dentsply Sirona Provides Corporate Update
He succeeds Don Casey, who has been terminated as CEO and will cease to serve as a member of the Company’s Board, effective immediately.
 
Groetelaars served as President, CEO and a Board member at Hillrom from May 2018 until the company’s acquisition by Baxter International, Inc., in December 2021. At Hillrom, Groetelaars led a transformation of the business, successfully articulating and launching a new connected-care strategy and vision, growing the portfolio through seven acquisitions and one divestiture, and driving record financial performance.

The Board has initiated a search to identify the Company’s next CEO and has retained a leading executive search firm to support the process.

Dentsply Sirona also announced the appointment of Barbara Bodem as Interim Chief Financial Officer, effective upon Jorge Gomez’s previously announced departure on May 6, 2022.
Dentsply Sirona Provides Corporate Update
Bodem will join the Company on April 25, 2022 and work closely with Gomez to ensure a seamless transition.

Bodem is an accomplished executive with over two decades of financial leadership experience in the healthcare industry, most recently serving as Senior Vice President and CFO of Hillrom. Previously, Bodem served in senior leadership roles at Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals, Hospira and Eli Lilly and Company.

For more information, visit Dentsplysirona.com 

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