Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> March 6, 2000
JOHN C. MILES, II is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of DENTSPLY
International, Inc. Mr. Miles received his BS degree in Industrial
engineering from Lehigh University and an MBA degree from New York
University. Mr. Miles has a broad management background, with expertise
in sales and marketing, manufacturing and finance. Since joining
DENTSPLY in June 1985, he has successfully occupied several executive
positions with increasing responsibilities. His first appointment was as
Vice President and General Manager of the Trubyte Division. In 1986 he
was named Vice President, European Operations with headquarters in
Germany. Mr. Miles was appointed Senior Vice President, International
Operations in September 1987, with responsibility for DENTSPLY's global
businesses in the United Kingdom, France, Italy, western Germany,
Australia, Switzerland, Argentina, Brazil, Hong Kong and Japan, as well
as the Latin American Export Division. In September 1989 Mr. Miles was
elected President of DENTSPLY and appointed Chief Operating Officer in
1990. He also serves on the Board of Directors. He was appointed Chief
Executive Officer effective January 1, 1996. In January 1997 DENTSPLY's
board of Directors appointed him Vice Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer. At the conclusion of the 1998 annual meeting of shareholders,
DENTSPLY's Board announced that Mr. Miles would assume additional
responsibilities as chairman of the Board effective May 20, 1998. Mr.
Miles was previously employed for seven years with Rhone Poulenc, Inc.
of Monmouth Junction, New Jersey, where he was Senior Vice President and
General Manager of its Systems Division. He was formerly with the Lee
Filter Division of FDI, Inc. for a five-year period. During this time,
he occupied several management positions and was Vice President and
Division Manager for several years before leaving in 1978. Before that,
he held a variety of executive management positions with the Coty
Division of Pfizer, Inc. and the Permacel Division of Johnson & Johnson.
Mr. Miles is a member of the Board of Directors of the American Dental
Trade Association and the National Foundation of Dentistry for the
Handicapped. He is a former Trustee Advisor to Oral Health America,
America's Fund for Dental Health, and served on the Board of the Dental
Manufacturers Association. He is married with four children. Profile
Mr. Miles: Our company was founded in 1899, so we celebrated our 100th
anniversary this past year. Today, we are the world's
