Management

Bruce Noller Chief Executive Officer and Board Member
Philip J. Rauch Chief Financial Officer and Board Member
Philip Verges Chairman
James Mandel Board Member

Bruce Noller
Chief Executive Officer and Board Member

Mr. Noller was appointed to Chief Executive Officer of NewMarket Technology effective February 1, 2010. Prior to his appointment, Mr. Noller served as NewMarket’s President of Managed Services and Director, bringing over 25 years of Financial, Operational and Marketing experience to NewMarket. Before joining NewMarket, Mr. Noller served as President of Noller and Associates Inc., a Dallas-based Accounting and Tax firm. Prior to founding his own firm in 1994, he served as Vice President for Integrated Control Systems, a worldwide management consulting firm. During that time, Mr. Noller proposed and oversaw engagements with a variety of industries including healthcare, distribution, manufacturing, retail, banking, insurance, mining and tele-communications. Mr. Noller has international management consulting experience in Singapore, Malaysia, China, Canada, Latin America and Europe. Mr. Noller holds an MBA from the University of North Texas.

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Philip J. Rauch
Chief Financial Officer and Board Member

Mr. Rauch brings substantial financial and corporate development talent and experience to NewMarket. Prior to his appointment at NewMarket, Mr. Rauch held the positions of chief operating officer and chief financial officer for Defense Technology Systems, Inc., a U.S.-based company that designed, manufactured and installed safety and security equipment for domestic and international business communities. Prior to his tenure at Defense Technology Systems, Mr. Rauch was vice president of business operations at AboveNet, and from 1993 to 1997, he served as CFO of Columbus Construction. Mr. Rauch also served as CFO for F. Garofalo Electric Co., a Local #3 IBEW engineering and construction company. Mr. Rauch holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics with honors from the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School of Business, with a concentration in finance and accounting. Mr. Rauch has further earned a certificate in Construction Management from the Institute of Design and Construction in New York. He is currently a member of the American Management Association and the Construction Financial Management Association.

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Philip Verges
Chairman

Philip Verges is the Founder and Chairman of the Board of NewMarket Technology. Mr. Verges built the company from a private technology start-up in 1997 to an international company focused on systems integration in emerging markets across the globe, which today has over $100 million in annual revenue and over 500 employees in six countries.

After graduating from high school, he enlisted in the U.S. Army.  He was subsequently accepted to the United States Military Academy at West Point, graduating in 1988 as a commissioned Lieutenant and marrying his high school sweetheart.  After 10 years in uniform, and shortly following the birth of the first of five children, he and his wife made the decision to exit the Army.  He then went to work for Electronic Data Systems (EDS) as a mechanical engineer where he learned computer programming, followed by going to work for a small technology consulting firm out of St. Louis.   In 1997, Mr. Verges launched a technology start-up, known today as NewMarket Technology.

NewMarket Technology has earned awards and been recognized in industry rankings through the years and in 2008, Mr. Verges was recognized as an Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist and a Tech Titans Corporate CEO Finalist.

Throughout his career, Philip Verges has also maintained his commitment to public service.  He serves in the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) Private Sector Advisory Group.   Mr. Verges also serves as a board member of Honduras Hope to foster business investing initiatives throughout the Episcopal Diocese of Honduras.  Close to home, he serves on the board of the Shelton School and has served as a judge of the Dallas Science Fair and as a business mentor for school principals in the Dallas Independent School District. 

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James Mandel
Board Member

Chief Executive Officer and Director of Multiband Corporation (NASDAQ: MBND). James Mandel has been the Chief Executive Officer and the Director of the Company since October 1, 1998. He was co-founder of Call 4 Wireless, LLC, a telecommunications company specializing in wireless communications, and served as its Chairman and a member of the Board of Directors from December 1996 until October 1998 and as its interim Chief Executive Officer from December 1996 until December 1997. From October 1991 to October 1996, he was Vice President of Systems for Grand Casinos, Inc., where his duties included managing the design, development, installation and on-going maintenance for the 2,000 room, $507 million Stratosphere Hotel, Casino and Tower in Las Vegas. Mr. Mandel also managed the systems development of Grand Casino Mille Lacs, in Onamia, Minnesota, Grand Casino Hinckley in Hinckley, Minnesota and six other casinos nationwide. He also serves on the board of CorVu Corporation.

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