M.Mgmt., B.Sc. Business Administration
Rick is the founding CEO of XL TechGroup company TyraTech (AIM: TYR) and is currently an Executive Director of TyraTech, where he is the overall TyraTech lead on the Kraft partnership and is also a key part of the team driving TyraTech's insecticide international expansion. In addition to his TyraTech responsibilities, Rick is part of the senior business development team at XL TechGroup, which he joined in 2004, involved in key multi-national partnerships as well as advancing various new company opportunities.
He has over 25 years experience in brand building, general management and entrepreneurial enterprises. Prior to TyraTech, Rick was COO of Teen Mania and President of Calyx & Corolla. His general management roles were preceded by three years at PNV, a telecommunications start-up company, eight years in marketing at Procter & Gamble serving in multiple roles, including marketing Director and six years at Leo Burnett Advertising, in account management.
Rick received a Bachelor of Science in business administration from the University of Maryland and a Master of Management degree from Northwestern University.