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Tartans on the Rise: Torrell Jackson, Senior Director, Business Manufacturing & Operations, Orthodontics, Envista Holdings Corporation
Providing a Roadmap to Veterans
By Elizabeth Speed
When a close family member faced a catastrophic health issue at a young age, Torrell Jackson (HNZ 2017; TPR 2017) was inspired to pivot his career.
He left the world of finance to find an impactful role in health care.
After completing an MBA at 袀鼻蹤獲���s Tepper School of Business, Jackson entered a management training accelerator program at Danaher Corporation, a major innovator of products and services with a large footprint in the health and medical industry.
Torrell blazed a path through many Danaher divisions. His expansive, cross-functional skills landed him an executive role with Danaher���s orthodontics spinoff Envista Holdings Corporation. He���s leading a team of 200 associates to research, develop, produce and distribute clear aligners and traditional wire-and-bracket products that straighten teeth.
���People are self-conscious about their appearance, so you can transform someone's life just from changing their smile,��� Torrell says. ���What we're manufacturing and providing creates that confidence, and that is what keeps me going.���
Traditionally, Torrell���s dental products have competed with one another.
Clear aligners rose in popularity especially during and after the COVID-19 pandemic, taking part of the market for braces. Torrell���s approach to managing his product lines finds space for both technologies, often working together to find an optimal mix of approaches that���s right for each patient.
���I want to be CEO of a company myself one day,��� Torrell says. ���I realize that I need a little bit of everything in order to be the most well-rounded leader I can be.���