Executive Team
Harry Ronan (1919-1995), Founder
Harry Ronan was the founder and principal of Ronco Communications and Electronics whose name was derived from combining Ronan and Company. A confident and demanding individual, he always treated people with the utmost respect. The attitude and commitment he represented lives in our company spirit and the association we have with our customers and employees.
Patty Wasp, Principal
Patty is the daughter of our founder Harry Ronan. She is passionate about retaining the legacy of her father, and seeing Ronco continue to be a world class organization.
Chris Wasp, President
Chris has been with Ronco since 1995. He is responsible for the strategic direction of the organization.
Chris Wasp Jr., Senior Executive Vice President
Chris has been with Ronco since 1998, in a variety of client facing capacities. He oversees sales activities, marketing, customer satisfaction and other areas of business development.
Russ Burr, Chief Financial Officer
Russell has been with Ronco since 2008. He assists with the day-to-day financial decisions of the company. Russell provides internal financial reports and analysis to Ronco’s Executive and Management teams. Russell is a Certified Public Accountant in the State of New York, a member of the American Institute of CPAs and a Vistage Member.
John DiNatale, Executive Vice President of Operations
John has been with Ronco since 1977. John is responsible for building corporate strategy for our Operations, IS Support, TAC Support, Corporate Education and Sales Engineering Support.
Linda Whitaker, Executive Vice President of Human Resources
Linda has been with Ronco since 1985. She is responsible for Human Resources and Benefit Administration company-wide. Linda is a member of SHRM.
Jeff Leuppie, Corporate Vice President of Field Operations
Jeff has been with the company since 1986. He coordinates all field operation functions for all products and services while implementing and executing standard operating procedures and best practice guidelines.