Prior to joining Patterson Companies, Robert was a member of Cardinal Health's Operating Committee, where he led the resurgence of the US Medical Products and Distribution business while successfully navigating national COVID response efforts, a significant FDA recall, global supply chain constraints and hyperinflation. From the onset of the pandemic, he served on the White House Supply Chain advisory council, advising HHS, FEMA, DLA and White House senior leadership.

Prior to Cardinal Health, Robert held leadership positions at Medtronic, Covidien and Smiths Medical, exceeding performance targets and driving shareholder value. Robert holds bachelor’s degrees in biomedical engineering and economics from Duke University and a Master of Business Administration from Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business.

Kevin’s career demonstrates a successful track record of oversight for financial and operating performance at industry-leading companies. Kevin brings over 20 years of strategic leadership to Patterson’s business and finance functions and the management of its financial and capital resources.

Kevin has held several key leadership roles within Patterson Dental and Patterson Companies' finance division, including vice president, finance and corporate controller, finance operations and strategy, and chief financial officer of Patterson Dental. Before Patterson, Kevin demonstrated significant advancement at General Mills after beginning his career at Jones Lang LaSalle in Chicago.

Kevin earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from Northwestern University and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

Christine brings strategic and transformational leadership to her role as chief people and communications officer. Her multi-industry experience includes roles in human resources, administration and operations. She has led human resources, marketing and communications, philanthropy and business teams to deliver positive outcomes for teams, patients and customers. With nearly three decades of proven expertise, Christine is known for her focus on culture, team and organizational effectiveness.

Prior to joining Patterson, Christine was the executive vice president, chief administrative officer for Allina Health. Her previous roles include executive HR leadership at Ecolab and Best Buy. In addition to her HR experience, Christine has also held executive leadership roles overseeing business lines for Best Buy and Best Buy.com. She began her career at RHR International, a consulting firm of management psychologists focused on executive assessment and development and team effectiveness.

Christine holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Scripps College in Claremont, California. She received her PhD in Organizational Psychology from the Claremont Graduate University. She is on the board of St. Catherine University, where she serves as chair of the Education Experience Committee and is the immediate past board chair of the Montessori Center of Minnesota.

Chris brings a unique combination of analytical insights, operational discipline and entrepreneurial vision to his role leading strategy and corporate development at Patterson. He brings with him more than 20 years of experience in strategy, marketing, clinical research and business development within the medtech industry.

Coming from Medtronic where Chris most recently led strategic and innovation initiatives across numerous businesses within the Cardiovascular and Neuroscience portfolios. He focused on accelerating portfolio growth, shaping commercialization strategies and leading transformation across complex, rapidly evolving markets.

Chris began his career in investment banking at Lehman Brothers and holds both an MBA in Health Sector Management and a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Economics from Duke University.

Les is a proven leader with more than 25 years’ experience in corporate law, bringing to the role a strong combination of experience from inside a law firm, as well as serving as general counsel at an international company. For his role as chief legal officer, Les leads a legal team that works with all departments within all business units at Patterson.

Previously, Les held the vice president, associate general counsel position for MoneyGram International for nearly a decade. Les started his law career as a principal at Gray Plant Mooty.

Les received his bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Minnesota and his Juris Doctor degree from William Mitchell College of Law.

Responsible for leading the company’s compliance and regulatory programs, Shivani is an accomplished Juris Doctor with experience managing large, complex compliance issues for global companies. As the chief compliance officer, Shivani is responsible for leading Patterson’s compliance and regulatory programs.

She came to the company with 19 years of combined law firm and industry experience. Most recently, she served as the senior vice president, chief ethics and compliance officer of Avanos Medical, a publicly traded medical device company. At Avanos, she developed and executed the global compliance strategy, assessing and prioritizing global legal and compliance risk in order to build out a compliance program aimed at mitigating global risk while facilitating top-line growth.

Shivani has a Master of Public Health, health policy and management degree from Atlanta’s Emory University and a Juris Doctor from Chicago’s Northwestern University.

With a deep and expansive understanding of the industry, George brings more than 30 years of experience to his role as president of Patterson Veterinary. George oversees the commercial operations for the companion market across the globe and is responsible for merchandise, laboratory services, software, and equipment.

George is a former chair and current board member of the United Veterinary Services Association. He is a former president and current board member for the Patterson Foundation. He volunteers for Freedom Service Dogs and serves on the advisory board for Veterinary Advantage.

He holds a BS from the University of Hartford and an MBA from the University of New Haven.

Steve is a seasoned business leader with over 30 years of experience in the production animal industry. As president of Animal Health International, the production animal business within Patterson Companies, Steve is responsible for all U.S. and Canadian production animal business activities and has consistently demonstrated strong commercial leadership, driving growth across all species and business channels.

One of the company’s most tenured employees, Steve has been with the production business since 1992 in various roles including territory sales, sales manager, division manager, and region president. His broad knowledge of species and regions informs the guidance he gives his teams.

Steve holds a bachelor’s degree in animal science from Iowa State University.

Kristin Dietzler was named President of Patterson Dental in October 2024. Most recently, Kristin held the role of president of Carestream Health’s Americas Region, where she was responsible for the sales, marketing, and service organization in the United States, Canada, and Latin America. Kristin has held numerous leadership positions within the healthcare industry, notably at Medtronic and Covidien.

Kristin holds a bachelor’s from Saint Mary’s College in Notre Dame, Indiana. She serves on the Board of Directors for Piccolo Medical, has served on the Board of Directors for the New Hope Foundation, and has held leadership positions on multiple corporate committees supporting diversity and inclusion.

As Executive Vice President of Distribution Operations, Mike Grazer leads Patterson’s fulfillment and logistics efforts across all business units. With over 25 years of distribution leadership experience, Mike oversees more than 70 facilities and 1,400 employees, driving operational excellence across the organization.

Known for his strategic problem-solving and strong analytical skills, Mike designs and implements fulfillment strategies that optimize delivery performance, enhance order accuracy, and lower operating costs. His commitment to continuous improvement helps Patterson deliver a best-in-class customer experience.

Before joining Patterson, Mike held leadership roles at FedEx Ground (formerly RPS), where he managed large-scale dock operations and built a strong foundation in high-volume logistics management.

Mike earned his bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with a focus on Strategic Management, Operations, and Planning from the University of North Texas.

With more than 20 years of experience as a technology and product leader, Dan has a proven track record for transformation, growth and innovation. His vision and leadership have set the stage for the introduction of modern technologies, a digital-first approach and improvements in operational efficiencies.

Dan’s experience includes leadership roles at Target, Pearson VUE and SPS Commerce, in addition to other companies before joining Patterson. As Chief Technology Officer, Dan brings insight, strategy and energy to his leadership role at Patterson.

Dan holds a Bachelor of Science in computer information systems, as well as a Master of Science in computer science from Metropolitan State University, in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Experienced in leading high-impact projects, streamlining operations and driving a customer-centric mindset across the organization, Kim brings 25 years of experience leading commercial teams to deliver results.

Prior to Patterson, Kim held the senior vice president of sales and marketing role at Vygon North America and vice president of strategy, marketing and business intelligence at Cerapedics. He previously held roles at Smiths Medical as general manager and vice president. Prior to that, Kim worked at Dfine, Covidien and Medtronic and started off his career at Deloitte & Touche.

Kim has his MBA from the UCLA Anderson School of Management in Finance and Marketing and a Bachelor in Marketing from Santa Clara University in California.