Patterson Cos., which has been sold to a California investment firm, named a new chief executive with experience at Cardinal Health, Smiths Medical and Medtronic.

Patterson distributes consumable products and equipment to dental and veterinary offices. Founded in 1877 in Milwaukee to supply dental and medical supplies, the company moved its headquarters to ...

For much of its history, Patterson distributed dental and medical supplies and equipment, but it acquired Webster Veterinary Supply in 2001 and then acquired Animal Health International in 2015 ...