Board of Directors

Paul Harder, Independent Non-Executive Chairman
Paul is an executive who has overseen profitable exits from companies in various industries. The companies that Paul has managed and exited include: the sale of Auto Radiator Sales, Inc. (ARS) to Ford Motor Company in December 1998; the sale of Cliffstar Corp. to Cott Corp for $500 million in cash plus additional milestone payments. During his tenure from March 2007 until the sale in 2010, Cliffstar Corp. tripled its EBITDA. In October 2017, Paul was involved in the sale of Clinical Support Services Inc., to Medicine on Time LLC. Paul earned a BBS and MBA from Canisius College.

Bill Burns, Chief Executive Officer
Bill Burns has served as CEO of Neuroprotexeon since 1st June 2015. He served as the President of Minrad Inc. since 1994, including some years with Piramal Healthcare which acquired Minrad Inc. in 2009. Prior to Minrad Inc., he served as President and CEO of Matrx Medical Inc. from 1988 to 1994. Prior to that, he served 13 years with the British Oxygen Corporation (BOC), now a Linde subsidiary, in progressive management positions including Vice President of Marketing of its Anaquest division. Bill is a two-time recipient of the Industry/University Technology Discovery Award. He earned a BBA at St. Norbert College and an MBA at Marquette University.

Matt Napoletano, Chief Operating Officer
Matt has served as COO of Neuroprotexeon since 1st June 2015. He is an accomplished pharmaceutical executive bringing more than 20 years of marketing experience. Prior to joining NPXe, Matt worked in positions of increasing importance at Insys Therapeutics, Cephalon Inc. (Teva Pharmaceutical), and Berlex Laboratories (Bayer). Matt played a lead role in the commercialisation of multiple products and line extensions in the areas of supportive care, pain management, women’s health, diagnostic imaging and radiopharmaceuticals. Matt holds a Bachelor of Science from Shippensburg University.

Jim McAuliffe, Chief Financial Officer
Jim is a financial leader with a wide range of experience in both the public and private sectors for the past 25 years. Prior to joining NPXE, Jim worked at Gibraltar Industries, Uni-Select USA, Rigidized Metals Corp. and Koike Aronson/Ransome. His professional career began at PriceWaterhouse. Jim has played an integral role in many complex financial transactions including registered public debt offerings, acquisition and divestiture reporting. Jim earned a BS and MBA from the University at Buffalo and a CPA from the state of New York.

Ali Arpacioglu, Non-Executive Director
Ali has worked in the pharmaceutical industry since 1978 when he joined Adeka. He served as the General Manager from 1993 to 2007 and has been the CEO since 2007. Alongside his 40 years of involvement in pharmaceuticals, Ali is also the Vice President for Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association of Turkey, board member of the Turkish Confederation of Employer Associations, a member of the Turkish Industry and Business Association and Turkish Pharmaceutical Industry Assembly member for The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey. Ali holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from Yildiz Technical University.