Investment banking vet Lang becomes CFO at Aerie

Ophthalmic disorder company Aerie Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:AERI) hired Peter Lang as CFO. Lang joins from Ridge Advisory LLC, where he was managing director and partner. He previously held healthcare banking roles at HSBC, FBR & Co., Leerink Partners and Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Lang replaces interim CFO Christopher Staten, who resigned last October. The company’s CEO left the prior month following disappointing Phase II data. 

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