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Experienced Management Team:
The CasinoBuilders.com management team contains experience and talent in managing in controlled- growth, start-up businesses.
Chairman, President and CEO - Andy Ruppanner. Known as the ?Division Starter? during his 28 year executive career with IBM, Mr. Ruppanner held General Manager position in many IBM business units. Primarily a field-oriented marketing executive, Andy also held Director-level positions at a number of corporate locations. Selected to lead development of a joint venture between KODAK and IBM, Mr. Ruppanner was a co-founder of TSS, a $1.3 billion technology service and support company. Joining Office Depot as a Vice President, he founded ?Uptime Services?, a new division providing small business technology installation and services. An experienced Internet entrepreneur, Mr. Ruppanner has served as:
? VP of Marketing and Sales at Command Software, an Anti-Virus software developer. ? President/COO of the first Internet VPN - HotOffice Technologies ? CEO of SoftLock Services, a software solution company focused on content security on the Internet. ? President of Ruppanner Associates International, a highly experienced consultant to the Internet casino/gaming industry.
Executive Vice-President, Chief Operating Officer and Director, Steve Randall has over 30 years of investment banking, e-commerce, marketing and regulatory experience encompassing both traditional and Internet casinos. Mr. Randall met the background qualifications for casino principals and operators established by the New Jersey Casino Control Commission on July 1, 1991. As the principal of his own marketing company, which was issued a Casino Service Industry License, he provided marketing services to major casinos in Atlantic City, NJ. Mr. Randall previously served as Co-Chairman of Advanced Information Marketing (A.I.M), a pioneer database company, as Executive Vice President of Direct Communications Group, Inc. and as President of Direct Marketing Concepts, Inc.
Mr. Randall has an extensive and distinguished career in public government service. Steve has held both elected and appointed offices in New York State including: Treasurer of the New York State Water Authority of Great Neck North; Commissioner of Police of Kensington, N.Y.; 3-Term Mayor of Kensington, N.Y.; Board Member of Bronx County New York Overall Economic Development. An experienced Internet and casino marketing executive, he provided strategic planning and consulting services in the 1996 formation of CyberLuck Curacao, which included the drafting and negotiation of Cyberluck's master casino license. As an independent consultant, Mr. Randall has developed strong Internet casino relationships and expertise.
Director ? Dr. Claus G. J. Wagner-Bartak. Listed in the Canadian Who?s Who, Dr. Wagner-Bartak is an accomplished, internationally -recognized scientist and business executive. He currently holds positions with B. A. Technologies as Director and Chief Operating Officer (previously President and CEO), Energy Dynamics Inc. as President, and with Manco Information Technology Inc. as Managing Director. In addition to multiple career executive positions in the business arena, Dr. Wagner-Bartak has received international recognition and acclaim for his scientific leadership. Personal achievement awards include the Engineering Medal of the Professional Engineering Association of Ontario, multiple awards from NASA including the hallmark Public Service Medal, and the prestigious Dauphin Award.
Chairman of the Advisory Board and Director Appointee ? Austin ?Bud? Burrell. Capitalizing on Mr. Burrell?s extensive executive level experience in strategic planning, mergers and acquisitions and technology initiatives, under his leadership plans to recruit additional Advisory Board members. Mr. |