Align Technology is adding an international distributor for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). As part of the distribution agreement for EMEA, Gil Laks, Align Technology vice president - international, will transition from his current position and assume ownership of the distributor, which will have sole distribution rights for the Invisalign system in over 85 countries, the company announced in a press release.
"In the two years since Align established international distributors for Asia Pacific and Latin America, growth has accelerated in those regions," said Thomas M. Prescott, Align president and CEO. "The addition of a distributor for EMEA will give us a complete footprint around the world so that our partners can help develop smaller, emerging markets while Align continues its focus on larger, established markets."
Laks joined Align in 2001 and was promoted to vice president - international in 2005.
