Friedhelm Klingenburg will continue to actively support and advise Mr. Patatukos in his duties as Chairman. In addition, Mr. Klingenburg will continue to be responsible for the expansion of the important and forward-looking business field "Digital Dentistry". “We are pleased that Mr. Klingenburg, through his function as Chairman, will continue to accompany us in the coming years with his experience and his network in the dental field and in the development of the company and will support Mr. Patatukos," says Kazu Murakami, Board Member International Shofu Inc. and Member of the Board of Merz Dental.

Mr. Klingenburg is resigning from his position as managing director at his own request in order to focus more on the expansion of digital dentistry in the future and to be able to pay sufficient attention other strategic projects.

Noriyuki Negoro, CEO and President of Shofu Inc.: “We thank Mr. Klingenburg for his passionate and dedicated work and leadership of the company over the past 16 years. Mr. Klingenburg has successfully managed the company with a stable growth course in these years and under his leadership and responsibility the restructuring of the company was created for a secure future! We are pleased that we were able to win Mr. Patatukos as the new managing director with his many years of experience and his knowledge of the company. He stands for continuity and has already set the course for the future together with Mr. Klingenburg.”