Christian Laporte

About Christian Laporte

A marketing professional with expertise in Brand and Product Management who delivers…

Experience

1. Senior Director, Product Management - Respiratory Business Unit

   Drive Medical

   Jan 2016 — Present · Somerset, PA, US

   Group lead with P/L responsibility for $250M+ global business unit of manufactured and sourced respiratory-assist medical devices* Responsible for managing team of product management professionals driving product development pipeline from conception to commercialization* Drove business unit revenue growth of 8.3% for fiscal year 2024 vs 2023 and 8.5% for fiscal year 2023 vs 2022* Led efforts to develop and commercialize new portable oxygen concentrator (iGO2®), resulting in incremental high-margin revenue of $80M since product release in April 2019. • Led cross-functional team that developed and launched new high flow stationary oxygen concentrator (1025DS™), resulting in $100M incremental sales volume since the product launch in 2017* Developed and implemented nationwide authorized 3rd party service program for oxygen concentrators to improve overall customer experience when utilizing Drive Devilbiss oxygen therapy products.

Education

• College of the Holy Cross

  BS, Political Science

• Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University

  Master of Business Administration (MBA), Marketing & Finance

Skills

• Product Management
• Management
• New Business Development
• Retail
• Process Improvement
• Forecasting
• Business Development
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Consumer Products
• Selling
• P/L Responsibility
• Strategic Planning
• Market Development
• Competitive Analysis
• Medical Devices
• Sales Management
• Sales Operations
• Sales
• Project Planning
• Market Analysis
• Marketing Strategy
• P&L Management
• Capital Equipment
• Marketing
• Product Launch
• Product Development
• Account Management
• Healthcare
• Strategy