Patterson Companies Inc. (PDCO) announced that James Wiltz, president and chief executive officer, will retire at the end of the current fiscal year as of April 24, 2010. The Board of Directors named Scott Anderson, currently president of the Patterson Dental Supply Inc. subsidiary, as Wiltz's successor. The company expects to name a new president of its dental business within the next few months. Wiltz will remain on the board of directors.
Anderson has worked with Patterson since 1993.
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