Richard T. Baumer
Director/Board Member at Adventure Interactive Corp.
Profile
Mr. Richard T.
Baumer is President & Chief Executive Officer at VentureDirect Worldwide, Inc. In addition to that, Mr. Baumer, an entrepreneur/advertising/marketing executive, founded VentureDirect, Worldwide in 1983.
VentureDirect, Worldwide (VDW), provides cutting edge strategies for customer acquisition, direct marketing, sales lead generation, data collection, online media, search engine marketing, and media placement.
At its height, VDW employed over 300 marketing, media, and technology professionals.
In 2007 Mr. Baumer sold VDW to Plattform Holdings, a portfolio company of Arlington Capital Partners (a Washington, DC middle market private equity firm).
Baumer stayed on as CEO of VDW through 2009.
Richard T. Baumer active positions
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Adventure Interactive Corp.
Adventure Interactive Corp. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Adventure Interactive Corp. provides marketing services. It offers interactive marketing and other advertising services for post-secondary education institutions. The company was founded on December 27, 2012 and is headquartered in Lenexa, KS. | Director/Board Member | - |
Former positions of Richard T. Baumer
Companies | Position | End |
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Compound Advisor LLC
Compound Advisor LLC Investment ManagersFinance Compound Advisor LLC (Compound) is a venture capital firm founded in 2006 by Lewis Gersh, David Hirsch and Marc Michel. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Young & Rubicam Brands, Inc.
Young & Rubicam Brands, Inc. Advertising/Marketing ServicesCommercial Services Young & Rubicam Brands, Inc. provides advertising services. It primarily operates through its flagship creative ad agency Y&R Advertising. The firm offer consulting and marketing services through Wunderman, and public relations services through Burson-Marsteller and Cohn & Wolfe. The company was founded by Raymond Rubicam and John Orr Young in 1923 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. /Old/
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. /Old/ Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. provided wealth management, securities trading and sales, corporate finance and investment banking services. Merrill Lynch was a global trader and underwriter of securities and derivatives across a range of asset classes and serve as a strategic advisor to governments, institutions and individuals worldwide. The company was founded in 1913 and was headquartered in Charlotte, NC. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Venture Direct Worldwide, Inc.
Venture Direct Worldwide, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Venture Direct Worldwide, Inc. provides direct marketing and support services. Its services include online lead generation, search, e-mail, and direct mail marketing. It also provides list management services as well as special section print advertising services which provides ad placements. The company was founded in 1983 by Richard Baumer and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Chief Executive Officer | - |
Training of Richard T. Baumer
American University | Undergraduate Degree |
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Venture Direct Worldwide, Inc.
Venture Direct Worldwide, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Venture Direct Worldwide, Inc. provides direct marketing and support services. Its services include online lead generation, search, e-mail, and direct mail marketing. It also provides list management services as well as special section print advertising services which provides ad placements. The company was founded in 1983 by Richard Baumer and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Commercial Services |
Young & Rubicam Brands, Inc.
Young & Rubicam Brands, Inc. Advertising/Marketing ServicesCommercial Services Young & Rubicam Brands, Inc. provides advertising services. It primarily operates through its flagship creative ad agency Y&R Advertising. The firm offer consulting and marketing services through Wunderman, and public relations services through Burson-Marsteller and Cohn & Wolfe. The company was founded by Raymond Rubicam and John Orr Young in 1923 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Commercial Services |
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. /Old/
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. /Old/ Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. provided wealth management, securities trading and sales, corporate finance and investment banking services. Merrill Lynch was a global trader and underwriter of securities and derivatives across a range of asset classes and serve as a strategic advisor to governments, institutions and individuals worldwide. The company was founded in 1913 and was headquartered in Charlotte, NC. | Finance |
Adventure Interactive Corp.
Adventure Interactive Corp. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Adventure Interactive Corp. provides marketing services. It offers interactive marketing and other advertising services for post-secondary education institutions. The company was founded on December 27, 2012 and is headquartered in Lenexa, KS. | Commercial Services |
Compound Advisor LLC
Compound Advisor LLC Investment ManagersFinance Compound Advisor LLC (Compound) is a venture capital firm founded in 2006 by Lewis Gersh, David Hirsch and Marc Michel. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Finance |
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