Mr Bastas has experience developing and operating businesses across pharmaceuticals, consumer health and pharmacy retailing and wholesaling. He is currently the Executive Chairman and CEO of DBG Health, Australia's pharmaceutical, health and beauty products business. In 2015 Dennis acquired the Arrow Pharmaceuticals business from Aspen and in 2019 he merged the business with Apotex Australia to form Arrotex Pharmaceuticals. In 2023 Dennis acquired full ownership of Arrotex Pharmaceuticals, Juno Pharmaceuticals and Axe Health to form DBG Health. In 2003 Dennis founded Ascent Pharmaceuticals and as CEO went on to build his generic pharmaceutical company which was sold to Actavis Pharmaceuticals in 2012. Dennis was also the shareholder and Chairman of the Central Healthcare group of companies which he developed in 2010 and which included CHS, a pharmacy wholesaling business, and PharmaSave, a retail pharmacy group. Dennis went on to sell the Central Healthcare group of companies to Sigma Pharmaceuticals in 2014. Dennis is also currently the founder and Executive Chairman of myDNA - a pharmacogenomic and health genomic platform company.
