Coppell-based Sonrava Health announced that supply chain veteran Peter “Pete” Brown has joined the company as senior vice president of supply chain.
Sonrava Health is a national family of health and wellness companies — including differentiated dental office brands, dental and vision benefit plans, provider networks, and consumer products and services — focused on quality, value, and innovation.
Brown is an experienced global supply chain management executive and joins Sonrava Health from Johnson & Johnson where he was director, demand planning, U.S., for the more-than $3.4 billion consumer skin health portfolio.
Sonrava Health’s Chairman and CEO, Daniel D. Crowley, expressed his confidence that Brown’s expertise will prove invaluable as the organization expands its dental services, with a particular focus on wellness and prevention.
Brown’s appointment comes at a critical time for Sonrava Health, as the company looks to build on its national leadership position in orthodontics while also establishing itself as a major player in the fields of dental implants and overdentures, Crowley said in a statement.
During his more than 20 years at Johnson & Johnson, Brown held various positions of increasing responsibility leading optimization of demand planning, supply chains, strategic sourcing, integration of acquired brands, and warehousing and logistics, Sonrava said.
“Sonrava Health’s growth and proud 120-year history of promoting access to high-quality oral health make this an exciting opportunity,” Brown said in a statement.
Brown emphasized Sonrava Health’s impressive growth trajectory and his commitment to supporting the company’s doctors and patients through “efficient, high-quality supply chains that are continuously optimized.”
“I look forward to being part of the team and supporting the doctors and patients in its offices with efficient, high-quality supply chains that are continually being optimized.”
Via its affiliates, Sonrava Health is one of the nation’s largest dental support organizations and a leader in accessible, affordable high-quality oral healthcare. It supports care for roughly 4 million patient visits annually in 568 affiliated offices in 20 states from California to Maryland and from Michigan to Texas.
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