03 January 2023

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COO Tony Morefield driving Candid’s future

Paola Omini

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Two decades ago, Tony Morefield helped make clear aligners a multi-billion-dollar industry by spearheading the planning and execution behind a massive manufacturing facility that would help meet growing demand, developing innovative fabrication processes and conducting clinical trials. Morefield was recently chosen to serve as chief operating officer (COO) at Candid, helping chart the company’s course to transform the clear aligner industry.

Prior to taking on this new role, Morefield spent several years championing Candid’s manufacturing and treatment planning functions as senior vice president of manufacturing.  He was a key player in creating a research and development facility in Silicon Valley.

“Our Milpitas, California, facility set the stage for scaling our business,” said Morefield in a news release. “We developed scalable processes using the best technology available and internally developed processes and equipment. As a result, our aligners are more precise than ever.”

When Candid announced that the company would pivot the business to exclusively offer clear aligners through doctors, Tony steered production and fulfillment operations to collaborate with cross-functional teams.

Few people can claim that they’ve led the creation of an industry-altering manufacturing operation. And, perhaps only Morefield can say that they’ve done so twice. In Tijuana, Mexico, he helped develop a high-tech manufacturing facility that will define the future of CandidPro — 83,000 square feet of factory space outfitted with some of the highest manufacturing standards in the industry.

“Standing up our new facility was a huge, collaborative effort, but the results have been amazing,” said Morefield. “We’ll be set up to manufacture aligners for more than 1,000 cases every day — and that’s just the beginning of what our pipeline of innovation has in store.”

Morefield’s knack for coordinating clinical excellence is now more broadly focused. With his recent promotion to COO, he is leading end-to-end clinical and manufacturing operations. That means he’ll be providing continuing support in Tijuana, coordinating orthodontic minds behind our prescriptions, and helping cross-functional teams bring CandidPro’s technology to dentists and orthodontists around the country.