Patterson Companies appointed Kristin Dietzler as Patterson Dental's North American president.
Ms. Dietzler brings more than 30 years of experience in healthcare services and supplies. She most recently served as president of Carestream Health's Americas Region, where she was responsible for the sales, marketing and services organization, according to an Oct. 23 news release.
In addition her role at Carestream Health, Ms. Dietzler has served as general manager and global commercial lead at Medtronic, as well as vice president and general manager at Covidien.
Ms. Dietzler will be a member of the company's executive leadership team and report to Kevin Pohlman, COO of Patterson Companies, the release said.