Richard Munro has 25 years of diverse experience in the areas of executive leadership, finance, operations and turnarounds in both mature and entrepreneurial environments. Regarded as a highly effective business leader with CEO, CFO and consulting experience in international business, his leadership and communication skills have created outstanding growth in sales and market share, return on capital employed and shareholder value in many companies.

Originally from New Zealand, and now also a US citizen, his expertise spans consumer marketing, value added distribution, retail, franchising, professional services and manufacturing companies, working with international brands including Fujifilm, Ricoh, America’s Cup Yachting, RJR Nabisco, Gestetner, Toshiba, Jantzen, Trilux and Naturade.

Richard’s skills in inspiring people towards a vision and “systems thinking” in executing effective business strategies, have resulted in substantial improvements in financial viability and operating performance in many businesses. His acute ability to identify the key business drivers and refocus operations to create shareholder value has quickly transformed many companies.

Richard holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Auckland University, a BCom from Canterbury University and is a Chartered Accountant (CA) in New Zealand. He is an international member of the AICPA and a member of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of New Zealand.

His other professional interests have included being a Board member of the highly regarded Forum for Corporate Directors, former Board member of Orange County Head Start Inc., a member of the Association for Corporate Growth and former Board & Audit Committee member of Naturade Inc. (NRDCQ:OTCBB). He has been a guest lecturer to graduate and undergraduate programs on establishing a business, turnaround management and governance in small to mid-market businesses, and annually participates as a University of California, Irvine, MBA student mentor.

Email: rlmunro@dauntlesscapital.com