Simon Beard

MD for EMEA Region & Executive Vice President, Align Technology

Search every verified Simon Beard interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. In April 2021, Align Technology CEO Joe Hogan appeared on CNBC's "Mad Money" and discussed the company reaching 10 million orthodontic patients. Hogan stated that it took the company ten years to reach that milestone and that it would treat close to 2.5 million patients in 2021 alone. He noted that a patient in Brazil represented the company's global expansion. Hogan attributed some of the growth to people seeking treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic, but said the primary drivers were the size of the marketplace, aesthetic aspects, and digital orthodontics creating a "revolution" in people wanting to change their smiles. Hogan said the adult market has significant room for growth, and estimated that 500 million patients worldwide want to change their smile and have the financial means to do so, while 75% of the world's population have malocclusions.