| BRIAN CONNERS
President & CEO
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BRIAN CONNERS, President and Chief Executive Officer, was formerly the President of Unocal Pipeline Company, a 135-employee, wholly owned subsidiary of Unocal Corporation with pre-tax earnings of $80 million. His expertise spans finance, operations, strategic planning, engineering, construction management and international business development. Conners has served as a director for numerous companies, including three with annual revenues in the billion-dollar range.
He received a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Southern California and holds an MBA from UCLA. Conners is a member of LandRoller's board of directors and was named President and CEO in January 2004. He enjoys tennis, skiing, scuba diving and golf.
Email: bc@landroller.com
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| KEITH MCNAMARA
Chief Financial Officer |
KEITH MCNAMARA, Chief Financial Officer, met the LandRoller team in 2004 as he was performing due diligence for West End Partners (WEP), a private equity and advisory firm with offices in Los Angeles and Santa Barbara. At West End Partners, Keith served as a Vice President and Principal. Additionally, he was formerly the CFO of West End Partners Imaging, a WEP portfolio company, which he sold to a Fortune 100 company. In addition, Mr. McNamara has held senior finance and management positions at Toyota, Cendant Software, SkyView World Media and EarthLink. He has been involved in the structuring of complex debt instruments, equity investments, turning around business units, and the acquisition of technology and consumer product companies. Also, Mr. McNamara has had P&L and line management responsibility for divisions with revenue of $500MM.
Keith received a bachelors degree in Business-Entrepreneur Program from the University of Southern California, a Masters in Human Resources Management from Chapman University and an MBA from The Anderson School at UCLA with concentration in Strategy and Finance. When not counting beans or raising capital, Keith enjoys surfing, volleyball, tennis and naturally "LandRollering" just about anywhere.
Email: km@landroller.com |
ERIK VAN DER PALEN
Director of Design |
ERIK VAN DER PALEN, Director of Design, is a graduate of the apprentice program of Mercedes Benz in Stuttgart, Germany, and the Industrial Design School at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, Calif. Dutch-born Van der Palen came to America to work for the noted futurist, Syd Mead, and has since accumulated more than 20 years of industrial design experience, with clients ranging from individual inventors to Hilton Hotels, Princess Cruise Line and noted architectural firms.
Prior to joining LandRoller, Van der Palen was part of a select design team at the Walt Disney Company expanding the Tokyo and Orlando Disneyland facilities. Van der Palen is a recognized world-class craftsman, a lifelong skater and a restorer of classic California architecture.
Email: ev@landroller.com
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