Mr. Riese joined Parago in July 2007 as a director. He is currently president of RIESE & OTHERS, which provides advisory services to CEOs and their teams in developing and executing market share and revenue growth strategies. Prior to forming the company he spent 18 years at American Express, ultimately as President of the Consumer Card Group leading the teams that turned around American Express? core business. Before American Express he was a Division Executive at Chase Bank and a partner at M.C. Geffen, a consulting firm in South Africa. He has also served as CEO of two early stage companies, is an Operating Partner of a private equity firms, and serves on a number of boards of private and public companies. He is a graduate of Leeds University in England, and has post graduate degrees the University of Cape Town in South Africa and MIT. |