ZURICH, Switzerland, March 5, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Nobel Biocare announced today the appointment of Dr. Dirk Kirsten (39) as new Chief Financial Officer and member of the Executive Committee. He will assume his new role in the first half 2008. Kirsten, a Swiss/German citizen, will join Nobel Biocare from Syngenta where he has been Group Treasurer since 2005. Prior to that he was with Roche as Head of Group Funding & Capital Markets, Deutsche Bank as Director of Corporate Finance and PricewaterhouseCoopers. Dirk Kirsten has a broad background in finance and a proven track record in senior finance positions at large publicly listed companies. He holds a masters degree in economy from the University of Cologne and the London Business School, as well as a PhD in banking/management from the University of Cologne. Dirk Kirsten will replace Dr. Thomas Bogli, who has decided to pursue other opportunities outside the company.
