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 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

“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 surplus books, Dustin had an epiphany that has translated into the reuse or recycling of more than 50 million books and generated $10 million dollars in contributions to library partners and literacy partners around the world. As Vice President at the largest socially responsible bookstore on the planet, Dustin oversees the national expansion and roll out of the company’s biggest initiative to date — the Better World Books Drop Box program, which aims to extend the life cycle of more than a Billion books in North America.

In 2001, Dustin graduated from the Terry College of Business at The University of Georgia. Shortly thereafter, in 2004, he earned his MBA with a concentration in International Business from Georgia State University. Dustin is married with a 2-year old daughter, owns two Basenji dogs, lives in North Georgia, and loves to explore the world outside of books.

Some of Dustin’s best friends are librarians, and around the office, he is known as the “Closet Environmentalist”.

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 is the vice president of marketing for Better World Books and also serves as the company's chief literacy officer. He is responsible for revenue generation and for Better World Books’ impact on literacy and education. 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 holds degrees in Computer Engineering and Spanish from the University of Notre Dame, and an MBA from Emory University's Goizueta Business School. John drives a hybrid vehicle, likes brussel sprouts, and shamelessly reads tons of 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.

Mike Miller
Senior Vice President of Operations

Mike came to Better World Books from SVI where he was Vice President of Operations. Prior to joining SVI, he was V.P. Supply Chain for Klipsch Group, Inc. Mike served as the driving force in establishing and maintaining a world-class global supply chain for Klipsch. He is skilled in identifying areas to optimize costs, improve accuracy and increase productivity. While at Klipsch, Mike was part of a select group of employees responsible for mergers and acquisitions. Prior to Klipsch, Mike was Operations Manager for a Tier 1 automotive components supplier where he gained experience in Six Sigma and Lean processes. Mike holds a BS in Management from Indiana University.

Doug Smith
Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer

Doug came to Better World Books from RR Donnelly where he held the position of Vice President of Global Technology following over 22 years of technology experience with companies including Ernst & Young, McKinsey & Company, and Dun & Bradstreet. Doug brings with him a unique blend of hands-on experience and a proven track record of successful executive leadership. Doug’s strengths include software engineering, advanced analytics, digital print platform content management and distribution, social media, ecommerce, and business continuity planning. Doug received his Bachelor of Science degree in Management Information Systems from Bowling Green State University with a concentration in transportation modeling, neural network design and artificial intelligence.

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.