DermTech Appoints Bret Christensen as New President and CEO
DermTech announced the appointment of Bret Christensen as president, chief executive officer, and a member of the board of directors. Mr. Christensen, who was previously chief commercial officer of Insulet, succeeds Dr. John Dobak, who stepped down as president, CEO and a director of the board.
“I am excited to be leading the DermTech team. DermTech has an opportunity to transform dermatology with its revolutionary technology, strong demand and building momentum with commercial payers. Importantly, I am confident that we can improve lives and integrate our test into the melanoma care pathway. I look forward to working closely with the board and the DermTech team to drive our average selling price, grow revenue and scale our business," Mr. Christensen said in a company news release.
Matt Posard, DermTech’s chairman, stated, “I’d like to welcome Bret to the team. Bret is well positioned to lead our growing company given his significant commercial, operations and market access experience. We are confident that Bret’s demonstrated success and expertise in the diagnostics industry align with DermTech’s strategy to fully capitalize on commercializing its genomic products and executing against its many growth opportunities. The board looks forward to working with Bret and the management team to create meaningful value for stockholders.”
Prior to joining the company, Mr. Christensen served as chief commercial officer of Insulet from May 2017 to May 2023 where he oversaw sales growth from approximately $367 million to $1.1 billion. Mr. Christensen has extensive experience in successfully scaling novel diagnostic companies and securing reimbursement with various types of payers. From August 2013 to May 2017, Mr. Christensen served as general manager of Preventive Care at Myriad Genetics. Prior to Myriad Genetics, he held several executive positions at Hologic, including vice president of sales and marketing of its Gynecologic Surgical Products division. Prior to Hologic, Mr. Christensen led key market development and sales teams at Cytyc Corporation. Mr. Christensen earned a B.S. in business management from Utah Valley University and an MBA from the University of Utah.