In July of 2019, Christian Brutzer became president of Ivoclar Vivadent North America, taking over as long-time President Robert Ganley retired. Brutzer is also the global head for Ivoclar Vivadent Asia/Pacific region, and a member of Ivoclar Vivadent AG, Liechtenstein’s corporate management board. He will maintain in those positions. A lawyer by education, Brutzer, who was born in Germany, furthered his experience during a post-graduate program in Japan. He has been in the dental industry since 1989, serving in various executive management positions in Europe, Southeast Asia, China, Japan, Australia and the USA. He speaks multiple languages, including German, English, and Japanese. Brutzer joined Ivoclar Vivadent AG in 2006 as director of sales Asia/Pacific. In July of 2011, he became a member of the organization's corporate management team. During his tenure leading the Asia/Pacific market for Ivoclar Viavdent, he oversaw the establishment of subsidiaries in Japan, China and India, and new representative offices in Korea and Indonesia. He led his team in building Ivoclar Vivadent's presence in mainland China from a representative office to one of the leading international dental companies in the Chinese market. He also helped maintain strong market positions over the years in Australia and New Zealand.