Meet the Ryzex Leaders

Ryzex’s strength is its people, including the leadership driving our organisation. Ryzex's leaders bring decades of diverse experience and a history of success to our organisation. These executives guide more than 350 talented team members to bring our customers around the world FullUse® Lifecycle Support and expertise that covers all aspects of barcode data collection.

Rud Browne

Chairman and Founder

From the very beginning, Rud Browne envisioned Ryzex as a company committed to delivering more value to its customers while accepting active responsibility for our environment.

A strong believer in building foundations for sustainable growth, Ryzex has very consciously been built to stand as an example that high growth and profitability can be synonymous with uncompromising ethics, quality, a diverse workforce and environmental responsibility.

Rud is a past board member (2001 – 2006) and past chair (2004 – 2005) of the Pacific Northwest chapter of the Young Presidents Organization. He has also served as Vice President for Ethics for the Vancouver board of the Young Entrepreneurs Organization, and in 2005, 2006 and 2007 was a finalist for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award, winning for the Pacific Northwest Region in 2007. In 2006, Inc. magazine recognised Rud’s leadership by selecting Ryzex in its first ever Inc. Green 50 rankings of the nation’s most environmentally responsible companies.
Download low-res or high-res JPEG

Lorne Rubis

President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

To Lorne, Ryzex’s commitment to repair, refurbishment and recycling makes our organisation, by its very nature, a green company. With both our customers and our environment in mind, he strives to make Ryzex the leading FullUse® services company in the world. Keeping technology in FullUse is the mission.

The constant in Lorne’s diverse career is his ability to successfully lead organisations through significant change. At US West, where he served as a Vice President / Company Officer, Lorne was one of only seven direct reports to the Chairman, responsible for the strategic planning process, governance and the company’s worldwide total quality initiative.

After a brief but eventful stint at the LA Kings Hockey Club (where, as VP of Business Operations, he improved operations and oversaw the development of Staples Centers’ and its innovative premium seating strategy) he became VP of Sales then Chief Operating Officer at Multiple Zones (now Zones.com). There, he led the transformation of the company from a business-to-consumer to a business-to-business enterprise, realising dramatic growth in revenue and e-commerce. As CEO of Stellar One, he successfully took a privately held Internet protocol TV software company to market.
Download low-res or high-res JPEG

Todd Rawls

Chief Operating Officer (COO)

As Chief Operating Officer, Todd takes responsibility for transforming Ryzex from a company organised around various products and services into an integrated organisation focused on our FullUse Commitment. His goal: to adapt the Ryzex vision to a dynamic and ever-changing environment.

Throughout his career, Todd has applied his talents toward building infrastructures for rapidly growing companies. At KPMG Peat Marwick LLP, Todd was a Supervising Senior Accountant who served as a contracted interim controller; on his watch, he implemented the financial infrastructure that supported his client’s three-year transition from $10M in annual revenue to more than $200M in annual revenue. While Controller at Geographics, Inc., Todd managed the accounting department as the company grew to consolidated revenues of $25M. At GB Enterprises, Inc., where Todd was Assistant Controller, he was directly responsible for the financial reporting and operational analysis of a multi-location manufacturing enterprise with consolidated revenues of $120M.

Todd served as Controller when he arrived at Ryzex in 1996 and functioned as Chief Financial Officer (April 1999 to September 2001) before becoming Ryzex COO in September 2001. In addition to his Ryzex responsibilities, Todd sits on an advisory board for the College of Business and Economics at Western Washington University. He graduated with a B.A. in Business Management & Accounting, cum laude, from Western Washington University in 1992. 
Download low-res or high-res JPEG

Phil Pease

Senior Vice President, Worldwide Repair & Operations

Since 1993, when Phil established the services division at Ryzex, Phil has asserted his leadership as a visionary in repair and customer responsiveness. Under his direction, Ryzex Repair has grown 30% each year, expanding from one US location to four with two locations in the United States, one in Canada and one in the UK. Today, in his role as Senior Vice President, his goal is to integrate operations and repair into one efficient, global process.

Before coming to Ryzex, Phil ran the corporate repair facility for Symbol Technologies in California. There, he also held positions as a Final Assembly Supervisor and Master Scheduler.

He holds a B.A. in Business Administration, with a minor in Business Management, from Sierra University. He is certified in Sales Management by the Dale Carnegie Institute, and has spent two years in team-building and people training skills with Dr. Ken Siegel. Phil also volunteers with the Arthritis Foundation.
Download low-res or high-res JPEG

Chris Glennon

Vice President, Worldwide Sales & Marketing

With more than 18 years of successful management experience, Chris brings proven leadership and sales insight to Ryzex. By leading diverse groups of individuals as a U.S. Army Officer, and various management roles, Chris has become a master of organisational development and change management. Having managed a sales organisation for a company that moved from private status to a publicly traded entity, Ryzex recognised Chris’ leadership capabilities and quickly promoted him to his current position in our growing organisation.

As the Vice President of Global Sales, Chris is able to put to use his extensive experience managing & growing sales organisations. While earning his tenure as a member of the Executive Team at Zones Inc. he achieved exceptional results by growing the sales organisation to more than 250 individuals. Chris has held positions and led project teams in the areas of Strategic Planning, Sales, Recruiting, Training & Development, Merchandising, and Customer Service & Technical Support.

Chris earned his BA in Economics from the University of Washington and is an avid musician and sailing enthusiast. 
Download low-res or high-res JPEG

Trent Pearce

General Manager, Canada/Director of North American OEM Relationships

As General Manager of Ryzex Canada and Director of North American OEM Relationships, Trent’s charter is to bring a symbiotic level of support and service to the customers Ryzex proudly serves. Through leveraging the capabilities of Ryzex’s manufacturer partners, Trent is able to expand the full suite of services Ryzex provides.

With Senior Management experience across two different industries, Trent calls on a broad range of experiences to drive results through a heightened overall customer experience. Trent enjoyed a rewarding and memorable background in hospitality management and property acquisition. He has a tremendous perspective as it pertains to relationship management and leadership.

Since 1999, Trent has excelled in a wide variety of leadership roles within Ryzex including; Account Management, Sales Management, Purchasing Management and Strategic Relationships Manager. Trent has been a member of the Senior Management Team since 2002, and an active member of the Board of Directors for Ryzex Canada since 2006.

As a keen practitioner of the sales process, Trent is able to leverage his strong understanding and relay that into the practical application of these skills through the sales team he supports.

Trent has studied under acclaimed business coach Troy King while attending related courses from Power Marketing, Miller Heiman, Art Sobczak, Info Team, Karrass, Garcia & Associates and Nido Qubein. Trent is also an active member of his local Toastmasters club.
Download low-res or high-res JPEG