Dentsply Sirona has appointed Dr. Alexander Völcker as Group Vice President of CAD/CAM. Starting February 1, 2018, he took over this position from Dr. Frank Thiel, who will continue to lead Research and Development of the business unit CAD/CAM.

Dr. Völcker earned his Ph.D. in physical chemistry in Frankfurt. He began his career at Dentsply Sirona in 1990 in the Prosthetics business unit. While there, he worked in Research and Development, and in Marketing and New Business Development. He later moved to VDW in Munich – first as Vice President of Research and Development and later as Vice President and General Manager.

In 2006, Dr. Völcker assumed the position Vice President and General Manager at DeguDent in Hanau. After 2010, he managed important acquisition projects as Corporate Vice President of Business Development.

Dominique Legros, Senior Vice President of the Technologies and Equipment Segment at Dentsply Sirona, comments: "Dr. Alexander Völcker brings broad strategic and business expertise along with deep knowledge and understanding of the dental market to his new position. I look forward to continuing the positive development of recent years with him. I would also like to thank Dr. Frank Thiel for his efforts. Under his leadership, the CAD/CAM business unit made important advances in product development projects."