The TerraNew Team

Malcolm Draper was part of the team that created Multex.com – an Internet company acquired by Reuters. Responsible for projects in London, Switzerland, Hong Kong and New York, Malcolm was instrumental in getting Multex back into operation by the time the exchanges opened after the September 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center.

While at Goldman Sachs he developed the first network-based trading systems that brought data to the traders and executed trades directly on the exchange floor.

While at Merrill Lynch he deployed the first LAN’s throughout the company.

Malcolm was a President Reagan appointee at the Federal Home Loan Bank Board working on the Savings & Loan crisis in Washington, DC.

Malcolm helped run a family-owned lumber molding plant that was acquired by a large wood window manufacturing company in Salt Lake City, Utah.

“After learning from the Multex.com acquisition, my goal is to create value while helping the environment.”

George Foster was a member of the Kennecott Research Hydro-metallurgical Process Development Group. Plants designed by this team used solvent extraction to recover copper, uranium, molybdenum, rhenium, and other elements.

George worked on the first liquid ion exchange plant in the USA. He also converted alumina plant into a uranium extraction plant and then to a vanadium processing plant.

George tested materials used in the Minute Man rockets while at Thiokol Chemical Corporation.

“Cleaning up the environment has been one of the prime goals of my work. Making the world cleaner, efficient, safer, and saving resources has been my life’s passion.”

Shannon Comp served as President, Duck Foot Inc., a New York-based business management corporation for multi-media production.

Shannon led Research & Development as an Operations Manager for Curatech Inc., Hurricane, Utah. He oversaw the team that pioneered new technologies for photoreceptor drums.

In addition to serving as Executive Vice President of TerraNew, Shannon serves as President of Shannon Comp and Associates, a securities and insurance agency based in Cedar City, Utah, and Los Angeles, California.

Shannon studied chemistry and finance at Southern Utah State College

“Imagine the possibilities if the world could shift paradigms and view waste as a resource rather than a liability. I believe TerraNew will help make this happen.”

Ted Brodheim leads Samsung Electronics America’s Vertical Business team, responsible for forging partnerships across key industries and developing technology solutions to address business needs. Joining Samsung Business in September 2014, his team focuses on seven core industries: Education, Retail, Financial Services, Federal Government, Healthcare, Transportation & Logistics and Hospitality.

Prior to joining Samsung, Ted worked with a variety of Private Equity companies on transactions in the education and technology sectors, and served as President and COO of ePals, a global education media company.

From 2007 to 2011, Ted served as Chief Information Officer for the New York City Department of Education (NYC DOE). His responsibilities included the instructional and administrative technology needs of the largest school district in the United States with a $125 million operating budget and $750 million capital budget. While there, Ted established strategic public/private partnerships with leading and emerging companies.

From 1983 to 2007, Ted had a distinguished career in the financial services industry, culminating in his role as Global CIO for the JPMorgan Asset and Wealth Management Division where he integrated and upgraded technology following four mergers. Prior to joining JPMorgan, Ted held leadership positions at Credit Suisse and Goldman Sachs.

Thomas Epting, co-founder and COO of UncommonGoods, brings extensive experience leading Technology, Operations, Purchasing and Creative teams through rapid growth and dramatic scale changes.

Each year UncommonGoods manages a 30-fold increase from average off-peak order volume to average 4Q peak volume. Thomas’s teams create and fulfill this multi-channel demand, deliver excellent customer experiences, and hold themselves accountable with rigorous performance metrics. Over the last 15 years, Thomas has helped UncommonGoods chart and deliver organically funded growth, harden its systems and processes, and develop its people — including a seasonal workforce of hundreds that maintains award-winning customer quality levels. Careful management has allowed UncommonGoods to remain privately held and debt-free.

Prior to UncommonGoods, Thomas worked as a photographer and designer, creating campaign imagery for clients like Clinique, Cole Haan, and Ralph Lauren. To get his start in New York, and refine his creative eye, Thomas worked for the legendary photographer Irving Penn. Thomas’s work for Penn helped create dozens of books and museum exhibitions, explored new photographic processes, and organized Penn’s legacy.

In addition to the five individuals who comprise the board of managers and officers there are several other talented individuals with a breadth and depth of experience who have helped TerraNew achieve its progress to date. All are anxious to move TerraNew’s groundbreaking technology forward, from the lab to working directly with the industry to make communities stronger.