Mr. Rich Gross became Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of ME₂C® in October 2011. Mr. Gross has held CFO and Certified Public Accountant (CPA) roles for over 15 years. In his most recent position as CFO at S&G Manufacturing Group, Mr. Gross’s involvement was instrumental in turning around the company’s profitability. He successfully devised and implemented internal changes to adjust both the size of the company as well as its processes during a corporate restructuring effort. Prior to his position with S&G Manufacturing Group, Mr. Gross was the Associate Vice President of Business Development at JMAC, Inc., as well as the Controller for the Columbus Blue Jackets during its transition from a developmental-stage enterprise into a full member of the National Hockey League. Mr. Gross is experienced in successful mergers, having provided financial analysis as well as financial negotiation management. He began his career as an accountant at a private accounting firm where he performed attestation and tax services for a wide range of private and publicly listed firms valued up to $1 billion.

Mr. Gross graduated Cum Laude with a B.A. degree in Accounting from Otterbein University and became a CPA shortly thereafter.