November 2, 2015 7:44am
Georgia Erbez was appointed to the position of Chief Financial Officer of NYSEMKT: AST effective 11/9/15.
Ms. Erbez joins Asterias after serving as a financial consultant to numerous biotechnology companies and previously serving as Chief Financial Officer, Secretary, and Treasurer of Raptor Pharmaceutical Corp. She will report to Asterias's President & CEO Pedro Lichtinger and will be based at the Company's Menlo Park, California headquarters.
Ms. Erbez served as Raptor's CFO, Secretary, and Treasurer from 2012 to 2014. She was a key member of the management team that guided Raptor through a growth phase including first drug approval and commercial drug launch. Prior to Raptor, Ms. Erbez was a Managing Director, Healthcare Investment Banking at Collins Stewart, a senior level investment banker at Beal Advisors, Jeffries & Company, Inc. and Cowen and Company. She has also held positions of increasing responsibility at the investment banks Hambrecht & Quist and Alex, Brown & Sons Inc. Ms. Erbez was awarded a Bachelor of Arts degree, International Relations from the University of California at Davis.