Bob Salvin is the founder and CEO of Salvin Dental Specialties, Inc, a Charlotte, NC based manufacturer of surgical instrumentation and biomaterials for implant dentistry.

Starting from the trunk of a really bad used car in 1981, he has built a business with global brand recognition, now doing business in over 110 countries. This year, Salvin Dental reached a milestone by acquiring a division of a publicly traded company.

Salvin Dental has been recognized multiple times as a Fast 50 privately held company by Bank of America and Price Waterhouse Coopers, and has been honored numerous times as a Best Place To Work employer. The company is a recipient of the North Carolina Governor’s International Trade Award.

Bob is an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award Winner and a recipient of the Seattle Study Club Charlie English Community Education Award.

Bob’s entrepreneurial story has been featured in a number of publications including a chapter in Jeffrey Gitomer’s Amazon.com and New York Times best selling book, The Sales Bible.

Bob has been married to Susan Salvin, former director of the Presbyterian Children’s Hospital in Charlotte, for 27 years.