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. He has served as a consultant to the Company since December 2004, as president from March 1990 until May 1992, and as chief executive officer from May 1992 until December 2004. Mr. Powell has been engaged in the financial services industry for over 30 years.
Rick L. Wessel : Vice Chairman of the Board & Chief Executive Officer
Rick L. Wessel has served as chief executive officer since November 2006, as president since May 1998, as a director since November 1992, as secretary and treasurer of the Company from May 1992 to November 2006 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.
Mikel D. Faulkner : Independent Director
Mikel D. Faulkner has served as a director of the Company since October 2009. Mr. Faulkner has served as chief executive officer of HKN, Inc. (NYSE Amex: HKN) since 1982 and president of HKN since 2003. HKN, Inc., formerly Harken Energy Corporation, is an independent energy company engaged both in the development and production of crude oil, natural gas and coalbed methane assets. Since 2002, Mr. Faulkner has also served as chairman of the board of directors of Global Energy Development PLC, a quoted company on the London Stock Exchange (AIM).
Jorge Montaño : Independent Director
Ambassador Jorge Montaño, age 64, is a native and resident of Mexico, where he has served in a variety of senior diplomatic positions and business consulting roles. His long and distinguished diplomatic career includes service as Ambassador of Mexico to the United States, Permanent representative of Mexico to the United Nations and Assistant Secretary of Foreign Affairs. He was part of Mexico's NAFTA negotiations team and a private consultant on NAFTA affairs. Amb. Montaño is currently the President of Asesoria y Analisis, a Mexico-based consulting and lobbying firm, a position he has held since 1995. In addition, he has served as a professor of International Organizations at the Instituto Tecnológico Autónoma de Mexico since 1996. Amb. Montaño has a doctoral degree in international affairs from the London School of Economics.
Randel G. Owen : Independent Director
Randel G. Owen has served as a director of the Company since October 2009. Mr. Owen has served as chief financial officer and executive vice president of Emergency Medical Services Corporation (NYSE Amex: EMS) since 2005. EMS is the publicly-held holding company for American Medical Response and EmCare. Mr. Owen’s recent employment experience also includes service as executive vice president and chief financial officer of American Medical Response from 2003 to 2005 and experience in a progression of senior financial positions, including CFO, at EmCare Holdings, Inc. from 1999 to 2003.
Board Committees
- Audit Committee (Jorge Montaño, Mikel Faulkner, Randel Owen)
- Compensation Committee (Mikel Faulkner, Jorge Montaño, Randel Owen)
- Nominating and Governance Committee (Randel Owen, Jorge Montaño)
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.
