Richard Upton Email & Phone Number

Richard Upton is the President of Operations for ICON International, Inc., a $1.5 Billion financial services firm in the business of Corporate Barter. He has been instrumental in the growth of ICON from $60 million in revenues to the $1.5 billion company it is today. He oversees all aspects of Human Resources, Administration, Staffing, Compensation, Organizational Development and Employee Relations. Richard is not your typical HR guy, and keeps himself very connected to sales and revenue generating departments. His strengths lie in building revenue generating business units, and managing in high pressure environments.He has proven success in developing strategy for growth, and has worked with management teams to build profitable business units. His strengths lie in assessing a situation and understanding how to align all the necessary resources to make things happen. There is no one better at understanding and working through organizational politics.Rather than getting mired down in policy and procedure, Richard looks to remove the barriers that block growth and success. He is focused on organizational health and profitability, and is keenly skilled at helping companies and people reach their financial and professional goals.Richard’s success has always been aligning himself with small to medium sized firms that have a growth trajectory. The conventional track has never been his forte, and he is a master at confrontation without confrontation. He has been fortunate to work in many industries that include media, financial services, waste management, mergers and acquisitions, and Information Technology.

Listed skills include Human Resources, Business Development, Management, Strategic Planning, and 24 others.