Milestone Scientific promotes Jan Adriaan (Arjan) Haverhals to be its president, replacing Brent Johnston

Milestone Scientific Inc. (NYSEAMERICAN:MLSS) revealed that it has promoted Jan Adriaan (Arjan) Haverhals to be its president, replacing Brent Johnston.

The company, a leading developer of computerized drug delivery instruments that provide painless and precise injections, said Haverhals will continue to serve as president and chief executive officer of its Wand Dental, Inc. subsidiary. 

Haverhals joined Milestone in June 2020 and has over 30 years of experience in sales, marketing, product development, and international expansion within the medical device, pharmaceutical, and other industries.

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He has been responsible for the growth and profitability of both startups and global industry leaders, organically and through strategic acquisitions. Since Haverhals’ recent appointment as president and CEO of Wand Dental, he has enhanced the sales and marketing initiatives around the dental instrument and introduced new collaboration and distribution opportunities. Additionally, as president of Milestone, Haverhals will take a more active role in accelerating the commercialization of Milestone’s CompuFlo Epidural Instrument and CathCheck, both in the US and in Europe, as well as oversee regulatory activities and product manufacturing.

In a statement, Leonard Osser, interim CEO of Milestone Scientific commented: “I am very pleased to announce Arjan’s promotion to President of Milestone Scientific. In the short time since he joined the organization, he has demonstrated strong leadership, organizational skills and sales acumen.

“His contributions are already evident in the enhanced sales and marketing activities around the dental instrument. In terms of the CompuFlo Epidural Instrument and CathCheck, we look forward to his active involvement as we advance discussions with major hospitals and health systems across the U.S. We are also benefitting from his extensive relationships across Europe.”

He added: “We believe Arjan will play a central role in terms of accelerating the commercialization of CompuFlo and CathCheck, as we work towards our goal of establishing the instrument as standard of care around the world. Additionally, we would like to thank Brent Johnston, former President of Milestone, for his contributions to the Company and wish him well in his future endeavors.”

Prior to joining Milestone, Haverhals was senior vice president of sales at Xcentric Mold & Engineering, where he was instrumental in increasing sales productivity and efficiency for the company’s prototype injection molding services, which included leading healthcare company clients.

Previously, at Straumann, LLC, a global leader in manufacturing medical and dental devices with over $1 billion in sales, he held a series of senior sales and marketing roles including vice president of customer marketing & education, where he oversaw all product franchises and led the launch of more than 30 products in the North American market, resulting in double-digit growth.

Milestone Scientific is a biomedical technology research and development company that patents, designs and develops innovative diagnostic and therapeutic injection technologies and instruments for medical, dental, cosmetic and veterinary applications.

The group’s computer-controlled systems are designed to make injections precise, efficient, and virtually painless. Its proprietary DPS Dynamic Pressure Sensing technology is a platform that advances the development of next-generation devices, regulating flow rate and monitoring pressure from the tip of the needle, through platform extensions for local anesthesia for subcutaneous drug delivery, with specific applications for cosmetic botulinum toxin injections, epidural space identification in regional anesthesia procedures and intra-articular joint injections.

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