Align Technology Inc, Santa Clara, Calif, has hired Richard Twomey as vice president of international, effective July 12, 2010. Twomey will report directly to Align President and CEO Thomas M. Prescott, and lead the company’s strategic direction and operations for Europe, Asia Pacific, and Latin America.

Twomey has spent the past 13 years in senior management positions within divisions of Johnson & Johnson, having served most recently as president of DePuy International Ltd, part of DePuy Orthopaedics. He also served as managing director and director of marketing for Johnson & Johnson Bone Tissue Management Group.

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