Biopharmaceutical company Omeros Corporation has appointed Arnold Hanish, chief accounting officer and vice president at Eli Lilly and Company, to its board of directors. He also will serve as chairman of the audit committee.

Harnish, who has over 40 years of finance experience, has been in his current position with Eli Lilly and Company since 1994. Prior to this role, he held numerous senior financial positions at the company. Earlier in his career, Hanish served for nearly 14 years at Arthur Young & Company (currently Ernst & Young).

Hanish also is a member of the Standing Advisory Group of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.