Richard S. Eiswirth, Jr. was promoted to President and Chief Executive Officer effective January 2, 2019. Mr. Eiswirth previously served as President and Chief Financial Officer of our Company since January 2016; our Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer from August 2010 until December 2015 and as our Chief Financial Officer from October 2005 to August 2010. From 2003 to 2005, Mr. Eiswirth served as founding partner of Brand Ignition Group, engaged in consumer products acquisition activities. From 2002 to 2005, Mr. Eiswirth served as President of Black River Holdings, Inc., a financial consultancy he founded in 2002. Mr. Eiswirth served as Chief Financial Officer and Senior Executive Vice President of Netzee, Inc., a provider of Internet banking solutions to community banks from 1999 to 2002. Mr. Eiswirth held various positions with Arthur Andersen, where he began his career, from 1991 to 1999. Mr. Eiswirth serves as a director of Celtaxsys Inc., a privately held biotechnology company, where he also chairs the audit committee. Mr. Eiswirth previously served as chairman, audit committee chairman and member of the compensation committee of Jones Soda Co., a Seattle, Washington based beverage company, and as director and audit committee chairman of Color Imaging, Inc., a Norcross, Georgia based manufacturer of printer and copier supplies. Mr. Eiswirth was previously a Certified Public Accountant in Georgia. Mr. Eiswirth holds a B.A. in accounting from Wake Forest University.

Philip Ashman, Ph.D. has served as the Chief Operating Officer, Senior Vice President, Commercial Operations Europe since January 2, 2019. Prior to this position he was Senior Vice President and managing Director Europe since January 2013. Prior to joining us, Dr. Ashman held a number of leadership roles at Bayer from 2006 to 2012, most recently responsible for leadership of the market access strategy in the U.K. for Bayer, covering all therapy areas including Ophthalmology. Prior to this, Dr. Ashman served as Vice President Global Marketing Oncology at Bayer and also as Vice President Regional Business Unit Head (Europe) Oncology, responsible for the delivery of oncology sales and profitability targets in Europe, Canada, the Middle East and Africa. Before 2006, Dr. Ashman held UK-based business leadership positions in AstraZeneca and Sanofi. Dr. Ashman holds a doctorate in biochemistry from the University of London: Royal Holloway and Bedford, U.K., and a Bachelor of Science degree in biochemistry from the University College London, U.K.

David Holland is one of our co-founders and has served as our Chief Marketing Officer, Senior Vice President Corporate Communications and Managed Markets since January 2, 2019. Prior to this, he was Senior Vice President U.S. Sales and Marketing from August 2010 through December 2018. Mr. Holland was the Vice President of Marketing since the founding of our Company in 2003 through August 2010. Prior to founding our Company, Mr. Holland served as the Vice President of Marketing of Novartis Ophthalmics from 1998 to 2003. In 1997, Mr. Holland served as Global Head of the Lens Business at CIBA Vision and in 1996, Global Head of the Lens Care Business of CIBA Vision. From 1992 to 1995, Mr. Holland served as the Director of Marketing for CIBA Vision Ophthalmics. From 1989 to 1991, Mr. Holland served as New Products Manager for CIBA Vision. From 1985 to 1989, Mr. Holland served as a Brand Assistant and Assistant Brand Manager of Procter and Gamble. Mr. Holland holds an A.B. in Politics from Princeton University.

Mr. Jones has been our Chief Financial officer since January 2, 2019. From August 2016, he served as the Company�s VP Finance and Assistant Corporate Secretary and joined Alimera in June of 2015 as Corporate Controller. Prior to Alimera, Mr. Jones held various senior financial leadership roles in Theragenics Corporation, a medical product manufacturing company, Superior Essex, a communications cable company, and Arjo Wiggins Medical, the medical materials division of Arjo Wiggins Appleton. Mr. Jones began his financial career in 1986 as an accountant for a large regional CPA firm in Atlanta, Georgia. Mr. Jones is a Certified Public Accountant in the state of Georgia and is a graduate of Auburn University with a B.S.B.A. degree with an emphasis in accounting.

Samer Kaba M.D., . joined Alimera in April 2019in this newly created position. Dr. Kaba is a board-certified neurologist and has held multiple academic positions at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, and Emory University, and maintained a neurology/MS private practice. Prior to joining Alimera, Dr. Kaba served as Chief Medical Officer at Cortexyme, Global Head of Clinical Development and Medical Affairs at Osmotica Pharmaceuticals and Vice President of Medical Affairs at Medpace. Dr. Kaba completed his medical degree at Damascus University School of Medicine, and his neurology training at the State University of New York at Buffalo. He also completed fellowship training in Neuro-Ophthalmology and Neuro-Immunology (Multiple Sclerosis) at the State University of New York at Buffalo, and in Neuro-Oncology at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. Dr. Kaba is board-certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.