Sorrento Stock Slumps 13.5% In After-Hours Trading After It Fires CFO

SRNE) traded 13.5% lower in after-hours trading on Tuesday as a reaction to the company firing its Chief Financial Officer Jiong Shao. 

filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday stated that Shao is "terminated in its entirety, effectively immediately." Further, the company announced it has appointed Najjam Asghar as its new CFO.” data-reactid=”20″>What Happened: Sorrento Therapeutics, a biotech drug manufacturer in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday stated that Shao is “terminated in its entirety, effectively immediately.” Further, the company announced it has appointed Najjam Asghar as its new CFO.

Asghar has already been performing the role of chief accounting officer for the company since June 2019.

In May this year, SRNE rolled with its news of high potential and rapid COVID-19 Slyvia testing which led the stock to be up 263% for the current year. Though ,the conflict with short sellers over allegations of potential manipulation had created questions on the credibility of the company and its testing process.

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