Board of Directors
Phillip (Rick) E. Powell : Chairman of the Board
Phillip (Rick) E. Powell has served as a director of the Company since March 1990, served as President from March 1990 until May 1992, and has served as Chief Executive Officer from May 1992 until December 2004. Mr. Powell has been engaged in the financial services industry for over twenty-eight years.
Rick L. Wessel : Vice Chairman of the Board & Chief Executive Officer
Rick L. Wessel has served as Secretary and Treasurer of the Company since May 1992, as President since May 1998, as a director since November 1992 and as Chief Financial Officer from May 1992 to December 2002. Prior to February 1992, Price Waterhouse LLP employed Mr. Wessel for approximately nine years.
Richard T. Burke : Independent Director
Richard T. Burke has served as a director of the Company since December 1993. Mr. Burke is the founder and, until February 1988, was the Chief Executive Officer of UnitedHealth Group, a leading company in the managed health care industry. Mr. Burke remains a director of UnitedHealth Group and is a board member of several private, nonprofit and charitable organizations. The securities of UnitedHealth Group are registered pursuant to the Exchange Act. From 1995 until February 2001, Mr. Burke was the owner and Chief Executive Officer of the Phoenix Coyotes, a professional sports franchise of the National Hockey League.
Tara U. MacMahon : Independent Director
Tara U. MacMahon has served as a director of the Company since June 2001. Mrs. MacMahon is the founder and managing general partner of Tara Capital Management LP, an investment management and advisory firm. Mrs. MacMahon has twenty-three years experience in the financial services industry. Mrs. MacMahon holds an MBA from the Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration.
Neil Irwin : Independent Director
Neil Irwin has been a director of the Company since April 2007. Mr. Irwin is a partner at the international law firm of Bryan Cave, where he represents both private and public companies in a variety of activities ranging from the purchase and sale of assets and businesses to managing litigation simultaneously in multiple jurisdictions. For over 35 years Mr. Irwin has practiced law in the business area with special emphasis on transactional matters for many private and public companies. Neil received his bachelor's degree from the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and his law degree from Indiana University in 1971.
Board Committees
- Audit Committee (Richard T. Burke, Neil Irwin, Tara U. MacMahon)
- Compensation Committee (Richard T. Burke, Neil Irwin, Tara U. MacMahon)
- Nominating and Governance Committee (Richard T. Burke, Neil Irwin, Tara U. MacMahon)
Corporate Governance Documents
Procedure for contacting Directors
Stockholders may communicate with the board generally or with a specific director at any time by writing to the Company's Corporate Secretary at the Company's address, 690 East Lamar Blvd., Suite 400, Arlington, Texas 76011. The Secretary will review all messages received and will forward any message that reasonably appears to be a communication from a stockholder about a matter of stockholder interest that is intended for communication to the board.
Management Team
Rick L. Wessel : Vice Chairman of the Board & Chief Executive Officer
Rick L. Wessel has served as Secretary and Treasurer of the Company from May 1992 through November 2006, as President since May 1998, as a director since November 1992, as Chief Financial Officer from May 1992 to December 2002 and as Chief Executive Officer since November 2006. Prior to February 1992, Price Waterhouse LLP employed Mr. Wessel for approximately nine years.
Stephen O. Coffman : Chief Operating Officer
Stephen Coffman joined the Company in March 2008 as Chief Operating Officer. Previously, he served as president of Wasp Barcode Technologies, a retail-focused technology company based in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. Prior to his seven-year tenure with Wasp Barcode, Mr. Coffman served in senior management roles in the retail and manufacturing industries. Mr. Coffman launched his career as a business consultant with Deloitte & Touche, where he gained a strong background in operations, business planning, finance and other facets of management. He graduated from Texas A&M University in 1984.
R. Douglas Orr : Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
R. Douglas Orr joined the Company in July 2002 as the Vice President of Finance. In January 2003, Mr. Orr was promoted to Chief Financial Officer and in December 2004 was promoted to Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. In addition, Mr. Orr has served as Secretary and Treasurer since November 2006. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Orr spent fourteen years at Ray & Berndtson, a global executive search firm, where he served in a variety of management and financial roles including Vice President of Financial Planning and Analysis, Vice President and Controller and Vice President of Knowledge. Prior to his employment at Ray & Berndtson, Mr. Orr spent four years in the Fort Worth office of Price Waterhouse LLP.
John C. Powell : Senior Vice President & Director of Information Technology
John C. Powell served as a systems consultant to the Company from February 2002 through July 2002 and joined the Company on a full-time basis in August 2002. In January 2003, Mr. Powell was promoted to Vice President and Director of Information Technology and in December 2004 was promoted to Senior Vice President of Information Technology. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Powell spent eighteen years with AMR/American Airlines as a senior system engineer and software architect and an additional two years in the same capacity with Sabre/EDS after its spin-off from AMR in March of 2000.
