In fewer than thirty days, Mario Kern has climbed nearly 900 positions on the CEO of the Year leaderboard, from #906 to #6 - a run built on the verified performance of several key metrics, including LinkedIn Network Influence, International Conference engagement, and two Licensed Patent achievements. That momentum has simultaneously pushed him to #4 on the Performance Excellence Award leaderboard, with just eleven days remaining before the 2026 award is decided.

Five hundred points separate Kern from award-winning territory - and from displacing Brian J. Esposito, a long-standing veteran of the CEO Rankings league who has firmly held his ground among the elite.

The Company Behind the Contender

As CEO of EAP® Abutments, Kern brings over seventeen years of clinical experience to a company that is redefining implant dentistry through patient-specific, bowl-shaped titanium abutments now patented in over 45 countries. The system eliminates cement gaps at the bone level, prevents visible titanium margins during gum recession, and reduces procedure time by over 90% by allowing dentists to shape the emergence profile directly - without the multi-session tissue preparation that traditional workflows demand. Built for long-term reliability, the abutments remain fully adjustable long after placement, ensuring both clinicians and patients are protected well beyond the initial procedure.