Jan Adriaan (Arjan) Haverhals, Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Haverhals has served as Milestone Scientific's President since September 2020 and as President and Chief Executive Officer of Milestone Scientific’s Dental Division, Wand Dental Inc., since June 2020. He brings more than 30 years of sales, marketing, product development, and international expansion experience within the medical device, pharmaceutical, and other industries. Prior to joining Milestone Scientific, Mr. Haverhals was Senior Vice President of Sales at Xcentric Mold & Engineering, where he was instrumental in increasing sales productivity and efficiency for the company's prototype injection molding services, which included leading healthcare company clients. Previously, at Straumann, LLC, a global leader in manufacturing medical and dental devices with over $1 billion in sales, he held a series of senior sales and marketing roles including Vice President of customer marketing & education, where he oversaw all product franchises and led the launch of more than 30 products in the North American market, resulting in double-digit growth. He also served as Senior Vice President for the Nordic Region at Straumann AB, Senior Vice President of Global Sales Digital Solutions, which included oversight of the strategic acquisition of Etkon; and served as Vice President of the Prosthetics Business Unit, where he introduced a new implant and prosthetics product line within a new market segment. He also served as Vice President of Global Marketing & Sales at Elkem AS, one of Norway's largest industrial companies. Previously, Mr. Haverhals served as Executive Vice President of Marketing & Sales at Cresco Ti Systems Sàrl, a global dental implant company, where he was responsible for turning around and managing global sales, marketing, and international business, where he achieved over 100% return on investment for shareholders. Mr. Haverhals holds an MS in Pharmacy from the University of Leyden in the Netherlands.
Mark Hochman, D.D.S., Clinical Director and Director of Research and Development
Dr. Hochman has served as Clinical Director and Director of Research and Development at Milestone Medical since March 2011 and of Milestone Scientific since 1999. He has a Doctorate of Dental Surgery with advanced training in the specialties of Periodontics and Orthodontics from New York University of Dentistry and has been practicing dentistry since 1984. He holds a faculty appointment as a clinical associate professor at NYU School of Dental Surgery. Recognized as a world authority on Advanced Drug Delivery Instruments, Dr. Hochman has published numerous articles in this area, and shares in the responsibility for inventing much of the technology currently available from Milestone Scientific.
Edward Zelnick. M.D., Director of Clinical Research
Dr. Zelnick was the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Horizon Institute for Clinical Research, which provided central trial organization and recruitment for clinical research organizations and pharmaceutical companies from 2000 to 2011. Prior thereto he was engaged in the active practice of medicine as a physician and surgeon specializing in obstetrics and gynecology from 1972 to 2000 and had multi-year terms as Chief of Department of Ob-Gyn at Hollywood Medical Center, Memorial Regional Hospital and Memorial Hospital West. His research experience includes a study of "Human Participant Protection Education for Research Teams," for the NIH and participation in numerous clinical research studies in diverse fields including Cardiology, Dermatology, Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, Gynecology, Hematology, Infectious Diseases, Neurology, Oncology, Ophthalmology, Orthopedics, Pain Management, Pulmonology, Radiology, Renal Disease, Rheumatology, Urology and Vascular Disease. He holds a medical degree from New York Medical College and B.A. from the University of Pittsburg.
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