Here are 10 notable moves since 2021:
2021
- Guardian selected Robert Papenbrock as its vice president of finance.
- Guardian appointed Chris Carlisle as general counsel and Andrea Garson as chief people officer.
- Guardian secured more than $100 million in debt financing from Chicago-based Twin Brook Capital Partners to create new partnerships.
- The company created a chief operating officer role and appointed Houmam Ali to the position.
- Guardian entered New York by partnering with Marc Liechtung, DMD.
2022
- Guardian added Value Dental Carolinas, its first practice in South Carolina, and Matthews (N.C.) Family Dentistry, its first practice in North Carolina.
- The dental partnership organization hired Jason Dignan to be its vice president of corporate finance.
- Guardian entered the Maryland market by adding two practices from the state to its network.
- The company secured five more practices over a three-week period in October.
- Guardian reached its 100th partner after making nearly 30 partnerships in the third quarter.
