Summary: Great Lakes has appointed Kristine Dickinson as vice president and chief financial officer (CFO). Dickinson, who has been with the company since 2013, will oversee finance and IT functions, embodying Great Lakes’ commitment to promoting from within its employee-owned structure.

Key Takeaways:

  • Kristine Dickinson, with prior roles as accounting manager and controller, will now oversee finance and IT functions as Great Lakes’ CFO.
  • Dickinson brings experience in finance and public accounting, previously serving as accounting manager and controller at Great Lakes.

Great Lakes Dental Technologies announced that Kristine Dickinson has been appointed as the company’s vice president and chief financial officer.

Commitment to Internal Advancement

“As an employee-owned company, Great Lakes takes great pride in elevating employee-owners from within,” said John Ende, Great Lakes president and chief executive officer. “Dickinson represents the intrinsic ownership culture here at Great Lakes along with an unwavering commitment to quality and excellence.”

In her new role, Dickinson will lead, manage, and be accountable for the corporation’s finance and information technology functions.

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Background and Experience

Dickinson joined Great Lakes in 2013 as accounting manager and was promoted to controller in 2019. She previously worked in public accounting at Chiampou, Travis, Besaw, and Kershner (CTBK), a Western New York accounting and advisory firm. She is a graduate of Niagara University and a licensed Certified Public Accountant.

Great Lakes, an employee-owned company, provides products, laboratory appliances and services, as well as in-house and online appliance fabrication training for professionals in orthodontics, prosthodontics, restorative, sleep, and general dentistry worldwide. The company, established in 1965 as an independent orthodontic lab, is headquartered in Tonawanda, New York.

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