Rick established his business acumen and leadership foundation over 22 years with UPS in various Operations, Sales, and Marketing roles. The pinnacle of his success at UPS was as Vice President of Sales for the Asia Pacific Region, responsible for 13 countries and $1.75B in revenue; growing the region by +29%. Rick and his wife Debbie lived and worked in Singapore as expatriates.

Following UPS Rick served as Sr. Vice President of International for Melaleuca – The Wellness Company. He was responsible for the full P&L of all business operations in Asia and Europe. Highlights included +55% growth in revenues in less than 3 years to over $425M and rapid expansion of a retail store network by +23% to 60 branded retail store outlets throughout Asia.

Most recently Rick served as the Chief Sales Officer, and a member of the Global Executive Management Board, of Kelvion, Inc.; a Private-Equity-owned (Triton Partners, Frankfurt), Germany-based global manufacturer of heat exchange solutions and products. Rick led the transformation of the Global Sales & Marketing organization using a customized “Accelerated Value Creation and Growth Model” that he created and customized from his collective professional experiences. This led to the successful milestones of surpassing €1B+ in global Order Intake and leading the development and execution of a prioritized Data Center / Mission Critical growth strategy that delivered €110M+ in global Order Intake in 2021 (from a starting point of <€1M in 2017) and grew to $350M in 2023. This growth was driven by the development and expansion of GOOGLE and other key Data Center and Crypto-Currency infrastructure developers.

Rick brings to CXT Partners valuable global C-suite leadership experience in the role of Chief Sales Officer (CSO), responsible for global Sales & Marketing. 11 of his 30+ years in business were invested in global leadership roles across the U.S., Asia, and Europe. He served as an expatriate in Singapore and led teams throughout APAC for over 10 years. He built global Sales & Marketing organizations, introduced missing Sales fundamentals and processes, engineered Sales Operations tools and performance management systems, and delivered accelerated business and financial performance.

Rick’s leadership expertise includes Global Leadership Development, Sales Strategy & Execution, Global Sales Structure Architecture, Deployment & Expansion, Global Market and Business Development, Sales Process & CRM Development and Implementation, Sales Productivity & Efficiency, Sales Enablement Programs & Support, Commercial Marketing Strategy, Alignment & Execution, and Global P&L Execution.

Rick received a BS in Marketing from Millikin University, graduating summa cum laude. He also completed extensive Media and Public Relations Training with Ogilvy Worldwide in the US and Singapore, and Strategic Negotiations Training with Accenture and Bay Group in the U.S. He has experience leading, managing, and collaborating to “create value” in Private Equity with Triton Partners in Frankfurt, Germany.