Initiate at Mkt: The Blueprint Exists, but Execution Is Everything

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Initiate at Mkt: The Blueprint Exists, but Execution Is Everything

Fortson as CFO. Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective July 20. Fortson joins with more than 25 years

of leadership experience across finance, operations, and strategy at both public and private equity-

backed companies, having served for 13 years as either CFO or CEO of global manufacturing and industrial

businesses. Most recently, he served as President and CFO of Kymera International, where he oversaw

the integration of a 21-facility global platform and consolidated 12 ERP systems into a unified operating

environment. Prior to that, he spent nearly a decade at Ingevity Corporation, progressing from CFO to

President and CEO, where he led a successful public company separation, built out the full finance and

capital markets infrastructure, and executed over $1 billion in strategic acquisitions. CEO Dan Scavilla

described Fortson as the clear choice following an extensive search, citing his rare combination of public

company CFO experience, CEO perspective, capital markets expertise, and proven track record of driving

growth and operational excellence at scale.

Byte Exit Is Factored in 2026 Financial Outlook

Byte’s wind-down creates a The exit from the Byte business is a significant factor in Dentsply Sirona's 2026 financial outlook, as the

clear 2026 revenue and EPS company completes its wind-down of the direct-to-consumer aligner brand and pivots entirely to its

headwind. professional-led SureSmile platform.

The wind-down of the Byte business was completed in the first quarter of 2026. Since Byte will no

longer contribute meaningful sales, it represents a year-over-year revenue headwind in 2026. This is

reflected in the 2026 net sales guidance range of $3.5–3.6 billion.