Align Technology Appoints Simon Beard SVP of the Americas Region, Promotes Markus Sebastian to SVP of the EMEA Region
June 10 2019 - 4:01PM
Align Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALGN), today announced that Simon
Beard, senior vice president and managing director for the EMEA
(Europe, Middle East and Africa) region, has been appointed senior
vice president and managing director for the Americas region.
Markus Sebastian, vice president for our core Europe orthodontic
channel has been promoted to senior vice president and managing
director for the EMEA region. Both positions are effective June 17,
2019.
“I am very excited to have Simon lead the Americas, our largest
region for the company, and to have his successor Markus, who has
managed the core Europe orthodontist channel for the past year,
assume responsibility for the entire EMEA region,” said Joe Hogan,
Align CEO. “Under Simon’s leadership, the EMEA region has
consistently grown more than 30% CAGR with strong performance
across the entire region and customer base. His knowledge of the
market and ability to drive strategic programs and initiatives
across the region have delivered exceptional results and make him
the ideal leader for the Americas region.”
Mr. Beard has been responsible for Align‘s market development
and operational execution of all products and services in the EMEA
region since 2014. Prior to Align, he spent more than 25 years in
the pharmaceuticals and medical device industries, including as
regional director for Smith & Nephew’s South East Asia business
and in multiple commercial, strategic and general management
positions in companies such as DePuy International (Johnson &
Johnson), Sankyo Pharmaceutical, and Sanofi Aventis.
Mr. Sebastian has been responsible for Align’s core Europe
commercial organizations focused on the orthodontic channel. He has
also served as interim GM of the DACH and France country markets.
Prior to Align, he spent more than 25 years in the healthcare and
medical device industries, including as chief commercial officer
for Lohmann & Rauscher, and in multiple commercial, strategic
and general management positions for Smith & Nephew, and
Coloplast.
Continued Mr. Hogan, “Markus is an experienced leader and
general manager with a proven track record in global commercial
operations and sales, strategic marketing, product development, and
change management processes. His deep understanding of the
healthcare markets in EMEA, Asia Pacific, and the US are an asset
to our company and I am very pleased to have him join our executive
team.”
About Align Technology, Inc.Align Technology
designs and manufactures the Invisalign® system, the world's most
advanced transparent orthodontics system, and iTero®, the intraoral
scanners and services. Align's products help dental professionals
achieve the clinical results they expect and provide effective
dental options at the forefront of technology to their patients.
For more information, please visit www.aligntech.com.
For more information about the Invisalign system or to find an
Invisalign doctor in your area, please visit
www.invisalign.com.
For more information about the iTero digital scanning system,
please visit www.itero.com.
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