Technician now President of Nobel Biocare

Danaher-owned Nobel Biocare has appointed Mr Hans Geiselhöringer as its President in a move designed to strengthen the organisation around its strategic goals.

Since 2011, Mr Geiselhöringer has served as Executive Vice President of Global Research, Products and Development, shaping a highly competitive product and innovation pipeline. Prior to that, he was Executive Vice President Global Marketing and Products from 2010–2011 and Head of NobelProcera and Guided Surgery from 2009–2010. Mr Geiselhöringer joined Nobel Biocare as Head of NobelProcera in 2008. From 2004 to 2009, he acted as a Global Speaker for Nobel Biocare and with this appointment, he becomes the first Nobel Biocare customer and dental expert in the company's history to take the reigns as its highest ranking executive. Mr Geiselhöringer is a trained Dental Technician and possesses great technical knowledge of the implant and CAD/CAM industries, as well as deep customer understanding and insights. As a renowned expert on dental technologies and materials, he has published various clinical and research articles. "Our focus on the patient remains steadfast and constant," Mr Geiselhöringer said. "Everything we do will continue to be patient-centric, clinically relevant and evidence-based. To strengthen our leadership in implant-based dentistry, we strongly focus on providing integrated digital solutions to improve the customer experience and increase productivity on all levels while ensuring a high level of clinical success and predictability".