• Management Team

• W. Mike Manclark Founder And Chief Executive Officer
• Chris Harano President And Chief Operations Officer
• David Patterson Executive Vice President
• Kathryn Brewer Chief Financial Officer
• Steve Hastings Vice President Operations
• Tracy Sharp Controller
• Alicia Castle Sales And Marketing Manager

President and Chief Operations Officer

An expert in building companies internationally, Chris joined Leading Edge in 2011 to spearhead the company's strategic growth into new MRO and manufacturing markets both domestically and globally. Prior to joining Leading Edge, Chris was President of a leading provider of thermal and acoustical products for the power generation markets, where he led key operational initiatives such as Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma.

Previously, Chris was CFO of Day Software AG, a company he helped grow from a million dollar operation to an international success that sold to Adobe Systems for $240 million in 2010. Harano holds a bachelor's degree in Economics from the University of California, Los Angeles, and a master's degree from the Sloan School of Management at MIT and is a Certified Public Accountant.