Who We Are
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Larry Aptekar
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Pictured above is Nathan Aptekar, Founder and CFO of the company making a presentation to Senator John McCain at an awards dinner for a Houston-based museum which raised over $1 million. Nathan started the company in 1979. Nathan’s unusually strong people skills were responsible for the company’s success. About 20 years ago he turned over management of the company to his son, Larry. Nathan now focuses on the financial management of Texas International.
Larry, as president and chief executive officer, leads the overall management of Texas International. He maintains company relationships with key suppliers throughout the world and also manages the relationships with several key customers. Before joining Texas International in 1992, Larry worked for several years in corporate finance (including helping PetsMart raise over $20 million of expansion financing when it was only 2 stores and 6 months old). He also has been a guest lecturer at Columbia University Graduate School of Business in New York. In an industry where tangible respect for intellectual property is often hard to demonstrate other than through reputation, Larry is happy to report that he received 2 U.S. patents for freight security systems that he developed. Larry holds a MBA from the University of Texas at Austin, attended the University of Pennsylvania School of Law and is a Phi Beta Kappa economics graduate of Brandeis.
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Vinod Rao Madadi Chief Operating Officer |
Vinod is in charge of operations and sales and customer management. In that role he maintains direct and personal relationships with many of Texas International’s customers. His ability to develop strong interpersonal relationships has helped the company add many customers. He has been an integral part of the senior management team since joining the company in 1994. He holds a bachelors of commerce degree from Osmania University of Hyderbad (A.P.), one of the oldest and largest institutions of quality higher education in India.
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Alan Feldman
Marketing Director |
Alan is in charge of marketing and special projects. He joined the company in 2010 after working for a decade for Assante Asset Management in Winnipeg and 5 years with Zip-Trek, a leading Zip eco-tourism company in Whistler. Alan also maintains many of the company’s customer relationships. He is an honors graduate of the University of Winnipeg (Canada).
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Mary Broussard
Customer Service Manager |
Mary coordinates national sales and customer service for wholesale accounts throughout the United States. Her attention to the details that ensure customer satisfaction and her professional follow-up are highly appreciated by all of the company’s customers. She has been with the company since 2003. She holds an associate degree in Psychology from Prairie View A&M University and is currently working on completing her Bachelors Degree.
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Clayton Aptekar
VP-Sales Gabriel Aptekar Information Technology Advisor |
Clayton is the company’s vice president of sales, and he takes after his grandfather (the company’s founder), Nathan, with his exceptional ability to make connections between and among our partners in the industry with ease. He maintains and expands the large portfolio of customers and partners of Texas International. Clayton volunteers much of his personal time working as a youth advisor to local students. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from The University of Maryland - College Park and a Sales Leadership Certificate from the University of Houston Bauer College of Business..
Gabe advises on the company's information technology including data analysis. He is well-versed in computer programming and complex data manipulation and related analysis, having set-up much of the company's software. He earned a computer science masters degree from the University of Texas at Austin and graduated summa cum laude from the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor) in their Engineering Honors Program. Gabe has also worked as a data science intern at Facebook. |