Executive Committee

Richard T. Laube
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Employed since 2011

Dual Swiss-US citizen, born 1956

 

Background:

• Appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Nobel Biocare effective April 2011
• CEO of Nestlé Nutrition, Nestlé SA, member of the Nestlé Executive Board (2005-2010)
• Deputy Executive Vice President, Corporate Business Development, Nestlé (2005)
• President Roche Consumer Health (1999-2005) and Member of the Roche Corporate Executive Committee (2001-2005) 
• Managing Director, Procter & Gamble, Brazil (1996–1999)
• General Manager, Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals, Germany (1992–1996)
• Various marketing and brand management positions with Procter & Gamble in Japan, the US, and Switzerland (1980-1992)

Education:

• Master and Bachelor degrees in Organizational Development and Evaluation Research, Boston University

Current other assignments:

• Since 2008 Independent Director of Logitech SA and member of its Compensation Committee
• Since 2010 Executive Advisor of Roark Capital Group

Previous other assignments:

•  Chairman of the Board of Gerber Life Insurance Company (2007-2010)

Holdings as per 31 January 2012:

• Shares: 110,000

• Performance share units: 32,573

• Staff options: 0

Dirk W. Kirsten
Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

Employed since 2008

Swiss-German dual citizen, born 1968

 

Background:

• Appointed Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Nobel Biocare in March 2008
• Group Treasurer at Syngenta, Basel, Switzerland (agribusiness, 2005–2008)
• Senior Finance Executive at Roche Holding, Basel (healthcare, 2002–2004)
• Various international commercial and investment banking positions with Deutsche Bank (2000-2002), PricewaterhouseCoopers (assurance, tax & legal and advisory services, 1999–2000) and UBS (banking, 1995–1998; formerly SBC Warburg)

Education:

• PhD in management with specialization in corporate finance/shareholder value management, University of Cologne, Germany
• MBA Class, London Business School, London, England (Program of International Management), in combination with Master Studies (Business administration; Finance, Tax, Accounting) at University of Cologne, Germany

Holdings as per 31 January 2012:

• Shares: 2,600
• Performance share units: 45,254
• Staff options: 0

Hans Geiselhöringer
Executive Vice President Products and Development*

Employed since 2008

German, born 1968

 

Background:

• Appointed Head of Global Research, Products and Development in 2011.
• Became accountable for Global Marketing & Products in 2010.
• Promoted to Head of NobelProcera & Guided Surgery in 2009.
• Joined Nobel Biocare in 2008 as head of NobelProcera.
• Acted as Global Speaker for Nobel Biocare from 2004-2009.  
• Founded Medtech Strategic Services AG, a professional service firm specialized in medical design and production technology, in 2009.
• Founded DentalX, a dental laboratory chain specializing in implantology, anaplastology, functional and esthetic reconstructions and imaging technologies in 1998

Education:

• Trained as a dental technician (SZI - Süddeutsche Zahntechnikerinnung)

Current other assignments:

• Member of numerous international dental associations and recognized lecturer at dental conventions throughout the world.

Holdings as per 31 January 2012:

• Shares: 0

• Performance share units: 28,500

• Staff options: 0

*  Under management service contract until 31 December 2011

Melker Nilsson
Executive Vice President Global Customer and Sales Development

Employed since 2010 (and from 1992-2005)

Swedish citizen, born 1960

 

Background:

• Executive Vice President Global Customer and Sales Development for Nobel Biocare from August 2011
• President and General Manager North America for Nobel Biocare (January-August 2011)
• Chief Operating Officer North America for Nobel Biocare (2010-2011)
• President of Neoss US (2006-2009)
• Various management assignments at Nobel Biocare in Europe and North America (1992-2005)
• Various management positions in sales and marketing in Luxembourg, Germany and Sweden for Nordea (banking, 1986-1991)

Education:

• Master’s degree in law from Lund University in Sweden 

 
Holdings as per 31 January 2012:

• Shares: 0

• Performance share units: 12,512

• Staff options: 0

Petra Rumpf
Senior Vice President, Business Development and Strategic Planning

Employed since 2007

German, born 1967

 

Background:

• Joined Nobel Biocare in December 2007 as Vice President, Business Development and Strategic Planning
• Vice President and Member of the Central European Management Team and Member of the Global Transformation Consulting Certification Board of Capgemini Transformation Consulting (2002–2007)
• Joined Capgemini in 1991 and later became Head of Strategy Consulting in Central Europe, Head of Marketing and Sales Consulting in Central Europe and Global Head of Mergers and Acquisitions

Education:

• BA in economics, University of Trier, Germany
• MBA, specialization in finance and investments, Clark University, Massachusetts, USA

Holdings as per 31 January 2012:

• Shares: 7,900 
• Performance share units: 48,544
• Staff options: 35,000

Jörg von Manger-Koenig
Senior Vice President Legal & Compliance

Employed since 2007

German, born 1960

 

Background:

• Senior Vice President Legal & Compliance (including Legal Affairs, Intellectual Property Rights, Quality, Environment and Regulatory Affairs) since January 2011

• Group General Counsel and Secretary of the Board of Directors of Nobel Biocare (2007-2010)

• Executive Vice President Legal/Regulatory Affairs and Intellectual Property Rights, Berna Biotech AG  (biologics, vaccines), Bern, Switzerland, from 2002-2006.

• Joined F. Hoffmann-La Roche in Basel, Switzerland (pharmaceuticals, chemicals) in 1990, first in corporate legal services, then from 1995 as Head Global Regulatory Affairs of the Vitamins and Fine Chemicals Division.
  

Education:

• Law studies at the Universities of Bonn, Germany, and Geneva, Switzerland; graduated in 1987, bar exam in 1990; practical legal education in Bonn, Cologne and Düsseldorf, Germany, and with the Ciba-Geigy Pharma Division.

Holdings as per 31 January 2012:

• Shares: 0

• Performance share units: 26,001

• Staff options: 10,000

Nicolas Weidmann
Senior Vice President Global Communications

Employed since 2007

Swiss, born 1963

 

Background:

• Joined Nobel Biocare as Vice President Global Communications in January 2007
• Head of Marketing and Communications, and member of executive management, Pfister (retail group, 2006–2007)
• Chief Communications Officer, Unaxis Management (now OC Oerlikon, technology, 2002–2006)
• Vice President, Communications and Branding, Gate Gourmet International (airline catering, 2000–2002)
• Head of International Brand Management and Trademark Licensing, General Motors Europe (automotive, 1996–2000)
• Corporate identity, branding and communications positions at GM Europe (1995–1996), Wirz Identity (corporate and brand identity, 1994–1995), and Wirz Werbeberatung (advertising, 1993–1994)

Education:

• MA in social psychology and economics from Zurich University, Switzerland
• Studies in journalism at Zurich University

Holdings as per 31 January 2012:

• Shares: 0
• Performance share units: 31,205
• Staff options: 25,000