CRC Health Group Appoints David Duerst Senior Vice President of Sales

CUPERTINO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CRC Health Group, the nation’s largest and most comprehensive network of behavioral health and addiction treatment services, has announced the hiring of David Duerst as Senior Vice President of Sales. Duerst will be responsible for marketing the company’s 150-plus treatment programs to clinical professionals, education consultants and key strategic accounts.

“David is a wonderful addition to our management team”

“David is a wonderful addition to our management team,” said R. Andrew Eckert, CRC Health Group’s CEO. “His demonstrated success as a sales leader in the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries will greatly benefit our growing company.”

Duerst joins CRC with 20 years of sales leadership experience. For the past six years, he has been with Ther-Rx Corporation, a specialty pharmaceutical company that markets branded pharmaceuticals. Duerst served as Vice President of Sales which included the launch of several products, a sales force deployment strategy, learning and development, and sales operations. He completed a significant expansion of the sales organization for a new product and, with his team, grew net revenue by 50 percent last year. He previously served as one of the company’s National Sales Directors where he built a 100-person sales team in 2005.

Duerst also spent 12 years with Johnson & Johnson in positions of increasing responsibility within sales, marketing and business analytics. While there, Duerst was a key sales director in the very successful launch of an ADHD product that generated well over $600 million in sales during his tenure. He was also recognized multiple times for his leadership and innovation with several “Standards of Leadership Awards.”

Duerst began his career as a sales rep for Hormel Foods Corporation and received his undergraduate degree in marketing from Kansas State University.

"I'm extremely excited to be joining the impressive team at CRC Health Group,” said Duerst. “This company offers a tremendous and well-respected portfolio of behavioral health services, and I look forward to playing a role in its future growth."

Headquartered in Cupertino, Calif., CRC Health Group is the most comprehensive network of specialized behavioral healthcare services in the nation. CRC offers the largest array of personalized treatment options, allowing individuals, families and professionals to choose the most appropriate treatment setting for their behavioral, addiction, weight management and therapeutic education needs. CRC is committed to making its services widely and easily available, while maintaining a passion for delivering advanced treatment. Since 1995, CRC has been helping individuals and families reclaim and enrich their lives. For more information, visit www.crchealth.com or call [phone].