Dentsply Sirona, Inc.: Filling CFO role a necessary and positive step in the turnaround effort

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Dentsply Sirona, Inc.: Filling CFO role a necessary and positive step in the turnaround effort

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Dentsply Sirona, Inc.

Filling CFO role a necessary and positive

step in the turnaround effort

Maintain Rating: BUY | PO: 17.00 USD | Price: 9.88 USD

The news: XRAY appoints new CFO 11 June 2026

This morning, XRAY announced the appointment of John Fortson as the CFO, effective Equity

July 20th. Mr. Fortson currently serves as the CFO and President of Kymera International,

Allen Lutz, CFA

a global manufacturer of advanced performance materials and surface technologies. Research Analyst

Previously he held executive roles at Ingevity Corporation both as a CFO and CEO. Earlier BofAS +1 646 855 4380

in his career, Mr. Fortson served as CFO of AAR Corp., a leading global aviation services allen.lutz@bofa.com

company with more than $2bn in annual revenue. Before entering corporate leadership, Dev Weerasuriya

he spent 15 years in investment banking at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, ultimately Research Analyst BofAS

serving as Managing Director in the Industrials Group and prior to that, served as an +1 646 855 5707

officer in the U.S. Army for seven years. We note XRAY’s CFO seat has been filled by an dev.weerasuriya@bofa.com

interim CFO since November 2025. XRAY did not reiterate guidance as part of this HannaResearchLeeAnalyst

morning’s announcement. BofAS

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Why it matters: Filling key role is positive, continuity key hanna.y.lee@bofa.com

We have an initial modestly positive view on the appointment. Given XRAY is in the

middle of a multi-year turnaround effort, filling the CFO seat itself is an important step

Stock Dataforward. Establishing stability in the role is particularly important given the company’s