
	Mr. Ernest Robert De Paolantonio, also known as Ernie, CPA, MBA has been the Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary at BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc. October 2013. Mr. De Paolantonio served as Chief Financial Officer at CorePharma, L.L.C. since July 2008 until 2013. Prior to joining CorePharma, Mr. De Paolantonio served as Executive Director of Finance and Controller of Colombia Laboratories from 2002 to 2008, where he was also responsible for business development and logistics, including supply chain management for the company&#39;s first commercial product launch. Additionally, he served in various financial and controller positions at Taro Pharmaceuticals, Watson Pharmaceuticals and Danbury Pharmaceutical. He has over 30 years of Finance &amp; Accounting experience in the pharmaceutical industry and has held senior positions with US Surgical Supplies. He began his career in finance at GlaxoSmithKline, where he spent over 17 years. He served as Executive Director of Finance of Watson Pharmaceuticals, Vice President and Corporate Controller of Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. and US Surgical Supplies (now a part of Covidien plc) as Director of Cost Accounting. He holds an MBA from St. Joseph&rsquo;s University in Finance and a BA from Lycoming College. Mr. De Paolantonio is also a licensed CPA.
