Pushed out of Eli Lilly in ethics scandal, Josh Smiley lands a top job at Zai Lab
A year after Josh Smiley’s scandalous exit from Eli Lilly, the former CFO has landed a new C-suite role.
Zai Lab has appointed him as chief operating officer, reporting directly to founder and CEO Samantha Du and overseeing all aspects of business, finance and global operations.
Smiley resigned from Lilly’s top financial post after the pharma giant divulged an internal investigation that found Smiley had sent “consensual but inappropriate personal communications” to multiple team members — although it did not specify the nature of the inappropriate relationships.
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