Executive Leadership Team 

Shahriyar Rahmati, Chief Executive Officer

Shahriyar Rahmati is the Chief Executive Officer of Reconext and is also a member of the Reconext Board of Directors.

Shahriyar has over 25 years of experience in operations, finance, strategy and technology. He has held several senior leadership positions in private companies in both the US and Europe at businesses spanning several industries with a core focus on electronic materials, supply chain & logistics, and the application of technology to value creation.

Shahriyar also serves on the Board of Directors of Neovia Logistics, a forward logistics focused firm with a global footprint. Shahriyar earned an undergraduate degree in Economics from New York University and an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management.

Greg Baroni, Chief Financial Officer

Greg Baroni is the Chief Financial Officer of Reconext. Greg’s background includes positions in Big 4 auditing, investment banking, and private equity portfolio companies. Greg’s particular areas of expertise include leading company-wide transformational change to drive operational excellence and strategically focused decision-making and implementing financial measurements and internal controls that deliver critical insight into a company’s financial and operational performance to drive profitable growth and thoughtful allocation of capital.

Prior to joining Reconext, Greg was Chief Financial Officer at Olympus Terminals, a large independent petroleum storage provider. Greg’s previous experience includes roles as an M&A investment banker at Jefferies and positions with Deloitte & KPMG.

Greg is a licensed CPA who earned his Bachelor of Science in Accountancy and Finance Informational Systems from The College of New Jersey, where he graduated magna cum laude, and his law degree from Seton Hall University.

Richard X. Fischer, Chief Administrative Officer & General Counsel

Rich Fischer is the Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel of Reconext, and is responsible for the company’s legal, government affairs, communications and human resources functions worldwide. Rich was previously the EVP and general counsel for Clover Technologies Group, a position he held starting in 2012. Rich is the former Vice-President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary & Chief Compliance Officer of Navigant Consulting, Inc. and the former Vice President, Deputy General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer for Sears Holdings, Inc., where he also spearheaded Sears’ corporate responsibility programs. Prior to joining Sears, Rich also spent a number of years in private practice at the law firms of Sidley & Austin, Sonnenshein Nath & Rosenthal, and Foley & Lardner.

Rich earned his B.A. in psychology from the University of Notre Dame and his JD cum laude from the Loyola University of Chicago School of Law.

Michael Smith, Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing

Michael Smith is the Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing of Reconext. Michael joined Reconext’s precursor, Teleplan, in 2016 as President for the Americas and in 2019 expanded his role to include all Reconext facilities in the Americas. Prior to joining, Michael had a long and distinguished career that included serving as the Chief Commercial Officer for Entercoms as well as significant operations and general management roles at Foxconn and Motorola.

Michael earned a BS and MS in electrical engineering, both from the University of South Florida.