Medical device maker Stryker names new CFO

Medical device maker Stryker names Dentsply exec William Jellison as new CFO

KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) -- Medical device maker Stryker Corp. said Monday that it has named health care executive William Jellison as its vice president and chief financial officer.

Jellison spent 15 years at Dentsply International Inc., which makes dental products. He was most recently CFO there.

Stryker makes hip replacements and other orthopedic devices

Jellison will start at Kalamazoo, Mich.-based Stryker on April 22, replacing Dean Bergy, the interim CFO. Bergy will remain vice president, corporate secretary at Stryker.