Patterson Companies Announces Animal Health Leadership Transition
June 21 2017 - 5:00PM
Business Wire
Kevin Pohlman Named Interim President of Animal
Health Segment
John Adent Departing to Pursue Leadership
Opportunity Outside the Company
Patterson Companies, Inc. (Nasdaq:PDCO) today announced that
Kevin Pohlman has been named Interim President of Patterson Animal
Health, effective July 1. Mr. Pohlman will succeed John Adent,
current Chief Executive Officer of Patterson Animal Health, who is
leaving to pursue a leadership opportunity outside the Company,
effective July 1. Mr. Pohlman, who currently serves as Vice
President of Sales and Marketing for Animal Health, will report
directly to Patterson’s Interim President and CEO, Jim Wiltz.
Mr. Wiltz said, “Kevin is an experienced leader with expertise
in animal health, and I am pleased he has agreed to take on this
role. As we make this transition, our Board and management team are
focused on taking actions to improve the execution and margin
profile of our Animal Health segment. I look forward to working
with Kevin and the rest of the team to build upon our sales
momentum, capture synergies and drive greater profitability from
this important segment of our business.”
Mr. Wiltz continued, “I also want to thank John for his
commitment and dedication to the integration efforts within our
Animal Health business. We wish him well in his future
endeavors.”
Kevin Pohlman Biography
Mr. Pohlman joined the Animal Health business in August 2001 and
currently serves as Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Prior to
assuming that role, Mr. Pohlman was President of Corporate Sales
and Marketing for Animal Health. Beginning in 2001, Mr. Pohlman
held a variety of leadership roles at Lextron, where he most
recently served as Vice President of Dealer Sales with oversight of
the Marketing department until June 2011. Mr. Pohlman began his
career with Pohlman Bros. Supply, a family-owned dealer and
distributor of dairy equipment, animal health supplies and food
plant supplies in Ohio.
About Patterson Companies, Inc.
Patterson Companies, Inc. (Nasdaq: PDCO) is a value-added
distributor serving the dental and animal health markets.
Dental Market
Patterson’s Dental segment provides a virtually complete range
of consumable dental products, equipment and software, turnkey
digital solutions and value-added services to dentists and dental
laboratories throughout North America.
Animal Health Market
Patterson’s Animal Health segment is a leading distributor of
products, services and technologies to both the production and
companion animal health markets in North America and the U.K.
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