Ryan D. Lake

Biography

Mr. Lake has served as our Senior Vice President of Finance and Chief Accounting Officer since 2017. Most recently, from 2015 to 2017 he served as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Vice President of Finance at Aspire Bariatrics, Inc. a privately-held commercial stage medical device company.  From 2012 to 2015, Mr. Lake held executive management and senior finance positions, including Director of the Natural Materials Division, Controller and Senior Director of Finance, at DSM Biomedical (successor to Kensey Nash after its acquisition in 2012), a division of Royal DSM (listed on Euronext Amsterdam), a global science-based company active in health, nutrition and materials.  From 2002 to 2012, Mr. Lake held various senior financial positions of increasing responsibility, most notably Senior Director of Finance and Interim CFO, with Kensey Nash Corporation, a publicly traded medical device company.  Earlier in his career, Mr. Lake was with the public accounting firm Deloitte & Touche, LLP.  Mr. Lake began his career in accounting with the forensic accounting firm Nihill & Riedley, P.C.  Mr. Lake is a Certified Public Accountant, Chartered Global Management Accountant and holds a B.S. degree in Accounting from West Chester University of Pennsylvania. 

Research Interest

Business Management