SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Feb. 28, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Veracyte, Inc. (NASDAQ: VCYT), a genomic diagnostics company focused on reducing unnecessary surgeries and healthcare costs by resolving diagnostic uncertainty, today announced two key executive leadership promotions. Christopher M. Hall has been named president and chief operating officer and John W. Hanna has been promoted to chief commercial officer. Bonnie H. Anderson, whose title previously included president, continues as chief executive officer and chairman of the board, focused on advancing the company’s vision and long-term, strategic growth. All executive changes are effective immediately.
“Veracyte is at an exciting inflection point as we now target a $2 billion market opportunity with three commercialized genomic tests,” said Ms. Anderson. “I could not be more pleased than to have these two exceptional, proven executives providing critical leadership as we enter our next phase and focus on sustained, profitable growth while transforming disease diagnosis.”
As president and COO, Mr. Hall will assume expanded responsibility for Veracyte’s day-to-day business and operations. He has served as COO since 2014, having joined the company in 2010 as chief commercial officer. During his tenure, he has led the development and oversight of Veracyte’s commercial enterprise and operations functions. In this capacity, he oversaw the successful launch of the company’s three products, including its market-leading Afirma® Gene Expression Classifier, which is becoming the new standard of care in thyroid cancer diagnosis. Prior to Veracyte, Mr. Hall served in senior leadership positions at Celera Corporation and Berkeley HeartLab.
As chief commercial officer, Mr. Hanna will oversee sales, marketing and managed care for Veracyte, continuing to report to Mr. Hall. Mr. Hanna joined Veracyte in 2011, most recently serving as vice president of marketing. During his tenure, he has helped define clear patient-centric value propositions for Veracyte’s genomic tests, leading to broad physician adoption and health plan reimbursement. His efforts are driving the company’s anticipated 2016 revenue of over $60 million. Prior to Veracyte, Mr. Hanna held management positions in business strategy and development at IBM and Humana.
About Veracyte
Veracyte (NASDAQ: VCYT) is a leading genomic diagnostics company that is fundamentally improving patient care by resolving diagnostic uncertainty with evidence that is trustworthy and actionable. The company’s products uniquely combine genomic technology, clinical science and machine learning to provide answers that give physicians and patients a clear path forward without risky, costly surgery that is often unnecessary. Since its founding in 2008, Veracyte has commercialized three genomic tests, which are transforming the diagnosis of thyroid cancer, lung cancer and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and collectively target a $2 billion market opportunity. Veracyte is based in South San Francisco, California. For more information, please visit www.veracyte.com and follow the company on Twitter (@veracyte).
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