WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Eagle Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:EGRX) announced that Pete A. Meyers has joined the Company as Chief Financial Officer, effective today. Mr. Meyers will also serve as the Company’s principal financial officer and principal accounting officer, effective today.
Pete A. Meyers has over two decades of experience in the health care industry. He most recently served as Chief Financial Officer of Motif BioSciences Inc., from May 2016 to January 2017. Prior to his role at Motif, he served as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of TetraLogic Pharmaceuticals Corporation from August 2013 to March 2016. Mr. Meyers also spent 18 years as a health care investment banker, most recently as Co-Head of Global Health Care Investment Banking at Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. Mr. Meyers currently serves on the Board of Directors of Prima BioMed Ltd, where he chairs the Audit Committee.
“Pete’s extensive operations experience in the biopharma sector will provide invaluable insight and guidance as we seek to expand our commercialization strategy to include our first product marketed exclusively by Eagle’s internal sales organization, Ryanodex® (dantrolene sodium) for the treatment of exertional heat stroke, if approved. Pete’s expertise will complement the capabilities of our senior management team, and we look forward to working with him on this and other projects,” stated Scott Tarriff, Chief Executive Officer of Eagle Pharmaceuticals.
“I would also like to thank David Riggs, who has served as our CFO since 2013, for all of his contributions. David was instrumental in Eagle’s IPO and growing the Company to where it is today. We look forward to his continued engagement with the Company,” added Tarriff.
About Eagle Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Eagle is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing injectable products that address the shortcomings, as identified by physicians, pharmacists and other stakeholders, of existing commercially successful injectable products. Eagle’s strategy is to utilize the FDA's 505(b)(2) regulatory pathway. Additional information is available on the company’s website at www.eagleus.com.
