Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced that Gary Sternberg, M.D., M.B.A., will join the Company as Chief Medical Officer (CMO), effective March 1, 2022. He will report to Raj Kannan, Chief Executive Officer of Aerie Pharmaceuticals and become a member of the Aerie Executive Committee. Gary is an Ophthalmologist who is fellowship trained in cornea and external diseases (defined as diseases around the eye, including the surface of the eye and eyelids/skin).

He is also a well-rounded biopharmaceutical executive with a breadth and depth of relevant experiences in clinical development, medical affairs, strategy, and business development that will be valuable to Aerie. As CMO, Gary will provide strategic direction on Aerie's global product portfolio strategy to bring products to market in compliance with global regulatory, legislative and medical/health requirements.