Andrew Perlmutter
President & CEO

Andrew Perlmutter came to Better World Books having served as Division President of Vertrue, Inc., a holding of JP Morgan Chase's Private Equity Arm, One Equity Partners; Vice President of Sales and Market Planning at LexisNexis, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Reed Elsevier; and President of GE Capital Claims Services. Mr. Perlmutter was also a founding board member of Atlanta's North Metro Miracle League, a non-profit for the disabled.

Most recently, Mr. Perlmutter served in senior leadership within Atlanta-based Alexander Gallo Holdings, where he reported to the CEO as Senior Vice President of Business Development, responsible for guiding overall business strategy and growth initiatives. Having built two successful businesses, the first acquired by GE Capital and the second achieving tremendous success as a member of the New York Stock Exchange, Mr. Perlmutter brings both corporate and entrepreneurial experience to the leadership team at Better World Books.

Christopher 'Kreece' Fuchs
Co-Founder; Vice President of Operations and Logistics

Kreece graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. After working briefly in engineering and in education, Kreece returned to Notre Dame to complete the requirements for med school in 2003. But drawn to the appeal of the growing social impact attained by Better World Books since its inception, Kreece decided to postpone his entry into med school and he currently oversees all of the company's operations and logistics from its primary location in Mishawaka, Indiana.

"Kreece", which is "Chris" pronounced with a French accent, loves to play Canon in D on the piano and Ultimate Frisbee, but not at the same time.

Paul Sansone
CFO and Vice President of Finance and Administration

Paul graduated from Saint Francis University with two degrees conferred from the Honors Program in Accounting and Economics. He later earned his MBA degree from Duke University's Fuqua School of Business. Paul served as vice president of finance with Scientific Atlanta, a $3 Billion Cisco Company, located in Lawrenceville, Georgia. He also worked in various financial management roles over six years in IBM's Networking Division, located in North Carolina and at Price Waterhouse (now PricewaterhouseCoopers) as an audit supervisor in their New York City practice.

Paul is an avid sports fan and is the first person to attend a home game at every NFL stadium in one season ("The Gauntlet"), a Guinness World Record. His notable achievement was a charity fundraiser for the American Cancer Society and covered by a weekly column in USATODAY.com as well as appearances on the Bob and Tom nationally syndicated radio show. He is also, in our opinion, a very very funny guy.

Dustin Holland
Vice President of Acquisitions

“One man’s trash is another man’s treasure.” This is an idiom that fueled Dustin to launch the Better World Books Library Discards & Donations program in 2004. After talking with more than 100 librarians about the challenges of discarded book disposals Dustin had an epiphany that has translated into the reuse of more than 10 million books, 680,000 pounds of reclaimed library shelving and millions of dollars in contributions to nearly 1000 library partners nationwide. As vice president, Dustin oversees all of the company’s book acquisitions from libraries, campuses and communities nationwide. Dustin graduated from the Terry College of Business at The University of Georgia (2001). Shortly thereafter, he earned his MBA with a concentration in International Business from Georgia State University (2004). The boundless visionary is based in Atlanta, Georgia, drives a hybrid vehicle at times, and loves to explore the world outside of books.

Some of Dustin’s best friends are librarians.

Andy Warzon
Vice President of Technology and Analytics

Andy graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Notre Dame (no comment) with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. Along with Better World Books' co-founder Xavier Helgesen, Andy co-founded and sold 3bstudios, the same successful and profitable college community portal venture referenced in the above bio on Xavier. Andy spent four years after graduation working in high-tech engineering and contract management before joining Better World Books in January, 2006. Based in South Bend, Indiana, Andy serves as VP of Technology and is responsible for IT infrastructure, internal software, online presence, and data analytics & pricing at BWB.

Andy stays busy by taking a ridiculous number of pictures of his baby son, following the Fighting Irish pretty obsessively, doing nerdy stuff, and just generally livin' the dream in Granger, Indiana.

Scott Coning
Managing Director, UK

Scott joined Better World Books in 2011, coming from a highly impressive career in the book industry with leadership and executive experience at W.H. Smith, Waterstone's, and as Chairman of the Bookseller's Association's Academic, Professional and Specialist Book Committee. Scott has successfully created and grown businesses with top-notch strategy and alliance building, and Better World Books is excited for Scott to enhance the value we bring to our customers and the literacy impact we create with our partners.

John Ujda
Vice President of Marketing

John has 10 years of Marketing experience, layered on top of a strong technical background. John previously served as vice president of product management at Primedia and as director of product management at EarthLink. He taught Math, English, Chemistry and Physics to 11th and 12th grade students for 2.5 years as a Peace Corps volunteer in Papua New Guinea. And he started his career in information technology at Procter & Gamble. John graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Notre Dame with dual degrees in Computer Engineering and Spanish. He earned his MBA with honors from Emory University's Goizueta Business School in Atlanta, GA. John drives a hybrid vehicle all the time, likes brussel sprouts, and shamelessly reads sci-fi. By the way, his last name is pronounced 'wee-da'.

Chris Johnson
Vice President of Acquisitions

Unimpressed by his colleagues boring MBA's, Chris is the company's token philosopher and hails from the nonprofit world. He received a BA in philosophy at St. John's University in Minnesota and a MA in continental philosophy at the University of Essex in England where he was an International Rotary Scholar. Before joining Better World Books, Chris was the Vice President at Libraries for the Future (LFF), a national nonprofit organization focused on innovation and investment in public libraries. Earlier in his career, Chris was the Manager of Strategic Initiatives at the Points of Light Foundation, founded and taught conflict resolution and teen GED courses in Washington, DC, and served as a high school teacher in Belize, Central America. Chris has been a Big Brother Big Sister volunteer since 1993. Chris oversees all of the company's book acquisitions from libraries, bookstores, campuses, wholesalers, and thrift operations across the U.S. and Canada.

Indaba
Chief Shamaness

Indaba is Better World Books’ mystical statistical creature of intrigue, and coyly declines to submit any of her biographical particulars. It is known that she has a strong background in software development, and is well known for her otherworldly powers of calculation, processing, and extreme benevolence.