Align Technology, a leading global medical device company that designs, manufactures and sells the Invisalign® System of clear aligners, iTero™ intraoral scanners and exocad™ CAD/CAM software for digital orthodontics and restorative dentistry, today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Jennifer L. Davis as the Company’s next President and Chief Executive Officer, effective December 31, 2026. Davis will succeed Joseph M. Hogan, who has served as President and CEO since 2015. Hogan to retire as a member of the Board of Directors following the conclusion of its strategy meeting on June 16, 2027.
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Davis is a global business leader with 33 years of experience leading innovation, digital transformation, brand building and complex organizations at scale. She most recently served as Chief Executive Officer of Procter & Gamble’s Global Healthcare business, where she was responsible for strategy, annual performance, portfolio innovation, operations and customer development across a multibillion-dollar portfolio that included leading oral-health and personal-health brands.
Davis has deep experience commercializing innovation, building trusted healthcare brands, deepening customer and consumer engagement and supporting sustainable growth at global scale. She will join Align as CEO-elect and a member of the Board of Directors on November 2, 2026, working closely with Hogan before assuming the responsibilities of President and CEO on December 31, 2026.
“On behalf of the Board of Directors, I want to thank Joe for his extraordinary leadership and enduring impact on Align, our customers, employees, shareholders, and the millions of patients whose lives have been changed through Invisalign treatment,” said Kevin Conroy, Chairman of Align’s Board of Directors. “Over the last decade, Joe has transformed the company into a global leader in digital orthodontics and restorative dentistry. Under his leadership, Align significantly expanded its global reach, strengthened the Invisalign® brand, advanced the Align™ Digital Platform, and driven innovation across our suite of technologies and services. Align has a clear strategy, strong financial position and established reputation for clinical and technological expertise, and we believe now is the right time to effect this leadership transition. We are deeply grateful for Joe’s leadership and pleased that he will support Jen, the Board and the company through an orderly transition.”
Conroy continued, “Jen’s experience building trusted consumer-healthcare brands and leading oral-health businesses provides relevant expertise as Align seeks to extend the Invisalign® brand and expand its role in digital oral health. Throughout her career, she has helped bring innovation to market, build adoption, develop strong organizations and create sustainable growth. Her experience complements Align’s deep clinical, scientific, engineering and software expertise, and the Board is confident she is the right leader to help extend the impact of our technology, digital workflows and brands for doctors and patients around the world.”
Davis commented, “Throughout my career, I have been drawn to businesses with a strong sense of purpose, a culture of innovation, and talented people who are passionate about making a difference. Align embodies all those qualities. The company has transformed orthodontics and dentistry through technology, clinical excellence, and deep partnerships with doctors, while building one of the most trusted and recognized brands in dentistry. I’m incredibly excited about the opportunity to lead Align into its next chapter and build on the strong foundation Joe and the team have created. I look forward to learning from Align’s talented employees, listening to the doctors who trust us to help them deliver exceptional care to their patients, and engaging with our partners and shareholders as we continue to grow and strengthen the company. Align has an extraordinary opportunity to build on its leadership in digital orthodontics and dentistry, and bring its innovations to even more doctors and patients around the world. I’m honored to join the team and excited about what we can accomplish together.”
“Leading Align has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my career,” said Hogan. “When I joined Align, I saw a company with extraordinary potential, a strong purpose and a unique opportunity to help transform orthodontics and dentistry. What has impressed me every day since then is the passion, creativity, resilience and commitment of our people. Today, we operate in significantly underpenetrated markets that continue to evolve as more doctors adopt digital workflows, more patients seek treatment and digital technologies play an expanding role in oral healthcare. Align is exceptionally well positioned to lead that evolution, with a strong leadership team, a powerful innovation engine, trusted relationships with doctors around the world, and significant opportunities to expand the impact of the Invisalign® System, iTero™ solutions, exocad™ software, and the Align™ Digital Platform. I believe Jen is the right leader to build on our strong foundation, unlocking that next phase of growth and value.”
