Richard Mccombs
Managing Director at Asia West LLC
Graeagle, California
Overview
Work Experience
Managing Director
2012 - Current
Advising Western companies who want to expand into Asian markets
CEO
2015 - 2017
MBA is the leading global plastics recycling company with commercial scale facilities in China, Austria and UK
Board member
2012 - 2016
Vice Chairman
2012 - 2012
COO, President and then CEO
1999 - 2011
MBA Polymers produces post-consumer recycled plastics from end-of-life durable goods, like cars, computers, and household equipment.
Raised $99,676,699.00 from Ambienta, Crossroads Capital, Balderton Capital, Doughty Hanson & Co, Balderton Capital, Doughty Hanson & Co, Less Plastics, Honeywell Capital Management and Citi.
Managing Director
1995 - 1998
Started and managed first US company after US embargo lifted. JV in Vietnam processing and exporting rice from Vietnam. Subject of a front page article in WSJ about my experience
Executive Vice President, CFO
1989 - 1998
EVP and then CFO
1987 - 1998
CFO of publicly held ERLY Industries
CEO and President
1983 - 1986
Completed turnaround of third largest winery in California by re-engineering business plan and cutting $3 million of overhead and reducing bank debt by $13 million; Negotiated sale to ERLY Industries
Manager
1979 - 1983