Mechiel M. Du Toit serves as Independent Director of the Company. n December 2017, Mr. du Toit was appointed Group President, Chief Growth Officer of Publicis Health, a division of Publicis Groupe, S.A., the third largest advertising and media company in the world. Mr. du Toit previously served as President and Chief Client Officer of Everyday Health since February 2015. Prior to this, Mr. du Toit served in various positions, including Global Group President of Publicis Healthcare Communications Group from March 2012 to February 2015. Mr. du Toit held various senior executive positions from July 2006 to February 2012 at other companies, including President of Digitas Health, where he was a founding member, Digitas Health Media and RazorFish Health. Mr. du Toit also has held executive roles at premier marketing agencies including Grey Advertising, BBD&O and Ventiv Health Communications. Mr. du Toit also held senior marketing positions at pharmaceutical companies such as GlaxoSmithKline and Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals. At Glaxo, as Vice President of Marketing, Mr. du Toit launched several blockbuster pharmaceutical products, including Serevent® (salmeterol) and Flonase® (fluticasone nasal). Mr. du Toit previously served as member of the National Pharmaceutical Council, Pharmaceutical Advertising Council, Advertising Club of Fairfield, Advertising Club of New York, Editorial Board of Medical Marketing and Media, Prescription Drug Advertising Coalition, and Triangle Advertising Federation. He started his career at Unilever, a consumer products company. Mr. du Toit received a B.S. in Economics and Marketing from Stellenbosch University in South Africa.
As the Independent Director of Aerie Pharmaceuticals Inc, the total compensation of Mechiel Toit at Aerie Pharmaceuticals Inc is $324,246. There are 14 executives at Aerie Pharmaceuticals Inc getting paid more, with Vicente Anido having the highest compensation of $5,529,670.
Mechiel Toit is 67, he's been the Independent Director of Aerie Pharmaceuticals Inc since 2015. There are 4 older and 16 younger executives at Aerie Pharmaceuticals Inc. The oldest executive at Aerie Pharmaceuticals Inc is Gerald Cagle, 75, who is the Independent Director.
Toit's mailing address filed with the SEC is C/O AERIE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 4301 EMPEROR BLVD., SUITE 400, DURHAM, NC, 27703.
Over the last 11 years, insiders at Aerie Pharmaceuticals Inc have traded over $194,685,628 worth of Aerie Pharmaceuticals Inc stock and bought 2,240,245 units worth $39,233,665 . The most active insiders traders include Group Holdings (Sbs) Adviso..., Anand Mehra, and Capital Management Ii, Llc .... On average, Aerie Pharmaceuticals Inc executives and independent directors trade stock every 45 days with the average trade being worth of $2,718,618. The most recent stock trade was executed by Casey C. Kopczynski on 15 February 2021, trading 60,651 units of AERI stock currently worth $12,130.
Aerie is an ophthalmic pharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of first-in-class therapies for the treatment of patients with open-angle glaucoma, ocular surface diseases and retinal diseases. Aerie's first product, Rhopressa® (netarsudil ophthalmic solution) 0.02%, a once-daily eye drop approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the reduction of elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) in patients with open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension, was launched in the United States in April 2018. In clinical trials of Rhopressa®, the most common adverse reactions were conjunctival hyperemia, corneal verticillata, instillation site pain, and conjunctival hemorrhage. Aerie's second product for the reduction of elevated IOP in patients with open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension, Rocklatan® (netarsudil and latanoprost ophthalmic solution) 0.02%/0.005%, the first and only fixed-dose combination of Rhopressa® and the widely-prescribed PGA (prostaglandin analog) latanoprost, was launched in the United States in May 2019. In clinical trials of Rocklatan®, the most common adverse reactions were conjunctival hyperemia, corneal verticillata, instillation site pain, and conjunctival hemorrhage. Aerie continues to focus on global expansion and the development of additional product candidates and technologies in ophthalmology, including for wet age-related macular degeneration and diabetic macular edema.
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