Senior Vice President, Controller and Principal Accounting Officer

David P. Cedro who joined us in October 2008 is currently serving as our Senior Vice President, Controller and Principal Accounting Officer. Mr. Cedro is responsible for overseeing all aspects of EPL's accounting functions. He has over 16 years of accounting and finance experience including management positions held from 1992 to 2003 within Ernst & Young LLP and Arthur Andersen LLP, current Big 4 and former Big 6 international accounting firms, respectively. In 2003, Mr. Cedro joined The Shaw Group Inc., a Fortune 500 company that, among other services, provides engineering and construction support to the energy sector, where he held various executive positions until March 2008. Immediately prior to joining EPL, he was Corporate Controller for Bayou Steel, LLC, a steel manufacturing company recently acquired by ArcelorMittal SA. He is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a M.S. and B.S. in Accounting from the University of New Orleans (“UNO”). Mr. Cedro is a member of AICPA and the Society of Louisiana Certified Public Accountants, as well as a board member of the UNO Energy Accounting & Technology Conference and a member of the UNO Accounting Department Advisory Council.