Merz Aesthetics, the world’s largest dedicated medical aesthetics business, today announced two additions to its North America regional executive team: Chris Van Dyk, Vice President of U.S. Sales, and DJ Sethares, Vice President of U.S. Marketing. In their new roles, Van Dyk and Sethares will oversee all sales and marketing efforts, respectively, to drive growth across the Merz Aesthetics portfolio of brands in the United States.

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Chris Van Dyk, Vice President of U.S. Sales, and DJ Sethares, Vice President of U.S. Marketing

Previously, Van Dyk served as Country Manager for Merz Aesthetics Canada, where he successfully led the organization through a period of strong growth and strategic transformation after joining in 2022. He brings more than 20 years of experience across the pharmaceutical and medical device industries, including prior senior commercial and leadership roles at global organizations including Johnson & Johnson, Bayer, and Alcon.

Throughout his career, Van Dyk has been recognized for raising organizational standards, fostering deep customer loyalty and building high-performance teams grounded in accountability and execution. His leadership style emphasizes clarity, discipline and a commitment to long-term partnerships that drive sustainable growth.

Sethares joins Merz Aesthetics after an 11-year tenure at GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)/ViiV Healthcare, where she held several diverse leadership roles across marketing, sales and global teams. Most recently, she served as Vice President of Marketing for GSK’s Vaccine Business Unit, where she led U.S. commercial strategy and branding across a variety of therapeutic areas.

With over two decades of pharmaceutical and device experience, Sethares has a consistent record of developing high-performing teams and winning brand strategies in competitive marketplaces. Her people-first leadership style focuses on driving positive culture while leveraging individual and team strengths to maximize business impact.

“We are excited to welcome Chris and DJ to our U.S. leadership team,” said Patrick Urban, President of Merz Aesthetics North America. “Their world-class expertise, leadership, and vision will be instrumental as we chart our future growth and continue driving the medical aesthetics industry forward.”

Both executives will be based in the global headquarters located in Raleigh, N.C.

About Merz Aesthetics^®

Merz Aesthetics^® is a medical aesthetics business with a long history of empowering health care professionals, patients and employees to live every day with confidence. We aim to help people around the world look, feel and live like the best versions of themselves – however they define it. Clinically proven, its product portfolio includes injectables, devices and skin care treatments designed to meet each patient’s needs with high standards of safety and efficacy. Being family owned for more than 115 years, Merz Aesthetics^® is known for building unique connections with customers who feel like family. Merz Aesthetics^®’ global headquarters is in Raleigh, N.C., USA, with a commercial presence in 90 countries worldwide. It is also a part of Merz Group, which was founded in 1908 and is based in Frankfurt, Germany. Learn more at us.merzaesthetics.com.

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“We are excited to welcome Chris and DJ to our U.S. leadership team,” said Patrick Urban, President of Merz Aesthetics North America.