Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Inc. announced the appointment of Todd Edwards as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO), effective immediately. Mr. Edwards brings to Arcutis over 25 years of sales, market access, marketing, and general management experience from leading companies in dermatology and immunology, including Incyte, UCB, and AbbVie. Mr. Edwards joins Arcutis from Incyte, where he was group vice president and business unit head for their immunology business, and led the successful launch and commercialization of their topical JAK inhibitor for atopic dermatitis.

Previously, Mr. Edwards was head of US immunology and later head of global immunology operations and strategy for UCB, where he was instrumental in leading commercialization of their dermatology, rheumatology, and gastroenterology portfolios. Prior to that, he held senior roles at AbbVie and TAP Pharmaceuticals. Over the past 25 years, Mr. Edwards has held a wide range of commercial positions of increasing responsibility, spanning sales and sales management, access and reimbursement, marketing, and general management.

He is also a decorated veteran of the US Army. The Company also announced that Ayisha Jeter, Vice President of Market Access, and interim CCO prior to this announcement, has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Marketing and Market Access, and will assume leadership of all marketing and market access at the Company, reporting directly to Mr. Edwards. In her new role, Ms. Jeter will be a member of the Company?s executive leadership team.