David Distefano

DAVID DISTEFANO is the Senior Vice President, Chief Operating Officer,
and Chief Financial Officer of Richardson. David is responsible for and
oversees all legal, contractual, financial and administrative functions,
including human resources, in the organization. David is a key executive
in setting the strategy and direction of Richardson and has been
instrumental in developing the business model for Richardson and in
raising a significant amount of equity capital to enable the Company to
execute its business plan. He also provides senior level guidance to
Richardson’s clients regarding all contractual, implementation, and
billing matters pertaining to Richardson’s products and services. David
joined Richardson in 1993 from PricewaterhouseCoopers, where he was a
senior manager for over nine years in the financial service practice. At
PwC, David was responsible for the overall engagement and service
management for his clients. At PwC, David assisted and guided a number
of clients in their efforts to aggressively expand their business,
through merger and acquisition, Initial Public Offering, and other
strategic transactions. David is a Certified Public Accountant and
continues to be involved in the activities of the American and
Pennsylvania Institutes of Certified Public Accountants. He has written
and conducted many continuing education programs for accounting
professionals and has lectured at the Wharton School of the University
of Pennsylvania on accounting for entrepreneurial businesses. David
holds a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting

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