A founder and Managing Partner of Verto Partners, Richard is the architect and driver behind the gross margin improvement and return to growth and profitability for many companies. He is also responsible for the successful integration of mergers and acquisitions inside and outside of the United States.

He has served on public and private company Boards of Directors in the USA as well as in several other countries. Richard is a hands-on CEO with a strong background in domestic and international operations.

He graduated from The Wharton Graduate School and began his career with The Singer Sewing Machine Company in treasury and international finance. Richard was the General Manager for the Middle East and Africa, which included operating responsibility for 10 factory operations as well as all other functions (finance, marketing, sales, and government relations) for the region.

Richard was responsible for International Operations for Bendix Automotive and Aerospace. He established joint ventures, such as RENEX (Renault and Bendix) and led the development of a brake manufacturing operation in Korea for Bendix and Hyundai. Richard was responsible for restructuring and aligning the acquired technology companies that were part of Unysis into one strategic unit.

Richard led the ITT Business and Consumer Communications Group as President/CEO through the rapid changes of the US telecom industry deregulation. The company established the first retail telephone operations, which grew to $80 million in less than 6 months. Richard was the President and CEO of the publicly held company, Robinson Nugent (RNIC) where he returned the company to profitability, introduced new products, and expanded market-share.

Richard has assessed and redirected strategies across industries, mentored business teams during significant change, established proper controls and visibility at Board levels and led companies through significant change and return to growth as the Chief Executive Officer and CRO.