Mr. Childress has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company since September, 2011. Previously, he held several senior level management positions in Kansas City. Mr. Childress was CEO of Serra Energy Holdings, LLC, a private energy concern, before selling his ownership in that company. Prior to that, Mr. Childress served as the inaugural Chief Financial Officer of NIC, Inc., a Kansas City area-based software and services company. He spearheaded that company’s successful initial public offering and later served as the head of strategy and marketing for the firm.
Prior to those positions, Mr. Childress held senior corporate finance positions with the Wall St. firms BT Alex. Brown and Salomon Brothers. He is a graduate of Stanford University with a degree in Economics and Political Science.
