PATTERSON COS INC
			Symbol			PDCO

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James W. Wiltz to Retire as President and CEO of Patterson Companies

2009-10-06 16:45 ET - News Release

Scott P. Anderson, President of Patterson Dental Supply, Named Successor

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- (Business Wire)

Patterson Companies, Inc. (Nasdaq: PDCO) today announced that James W. Wiltz, president and chief executive officer, will retire at the end of the current fiscal year as of April 24, 2010. The Board of Directors named Scott P. Anderson, currently president of the Patterson Dental Supply, Inc. subsidiary, as Wiltz’s successor.

Anderson, 43, has worked with Patterson since 1993. Prior to June 2006 when he became president of Patterson Dental Supply, Patterson’s largest business, Anderson held senior management positions in the dental unit, including vice president, sales, and vice president, marketing. Anderson started his career as a territory sales representative in the dental business before becoming national equipment manager, manager of the San Francisco branch and manager of the Minnesota branch, two of Patterson’s largest dental branch offices.

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