Mr. Ranieri joins Sepracor from Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. where he was Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer. Mr. Ranieri managed and directed Neurocrine Biosciences' human resources function and its corporate communications, operations and purchasing. He also served as a corporate officer and was a member of the senior management team as well as Secretary to the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors. Prior to his tenure with Neurocrine Biosciences, Mr. Ranieri served as Senior Vice President, Human Resources at Genencor International Inc. for 12 years, contributing to its growth from a start-up to a publicly traded company with over 2,000 employees worldwide. Prior to joining Genencor, Mr. Ranieri spent over 13 years with GlaxoSmithKline where he held a variety of human resources and sales management positions.

Mr. Ranieri earned his bachelor's degree from Villanova University and received his Master's degree in Organizational Development from Rider University.