{"id":6123,"date":"2020-04-28T18:49:03","date_gmt":"2020-04-28T18:49:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.itadsummit.com\/?page_id=6123"},"modified":"2020-04-28T19:28:02","modified_gmt":"2020-04-28T19:28:02","slug":"bio-rike-sandlin","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.itadsummit.com\/index.php\/bio-rike-sandlin\/","title":{"rendered":"Bio: Rike Sandlin"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<h1>Rike Sandlin<\/h1>\r\n<h6>Founder &amp; CEO &#8211; Rivervista Partners, LLC<\/h6>\r\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itadsummit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/bb-plugin\/cache\/rikesandlin-circle.jpg\" alt=\"rikesandlin\" \/><\/p>\r\n<h1>Rike Sandlin<\/h1>\r\n<h3>Founder &amp; CEO<br \/>Rivervista Partners, LLC<\/h3>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<h1>ABOUT RIKE<\/h1>\r\n<p>Rike Sandlin advises organizations across the IT Asset Disposition and Electronics Recycling industry on\u00a0<strong>Operational Excellence<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 the business strategies, go-to-market plans, processing best practices, sustainability initiatives, and continuous improvement \u2013 to enable scale and empower growth.<\/p>\r\n<p>Before founding his consulting business, Rike was Chief Operating Officer of HiTech Assets, a leading IT asset recovery company.\u00a0 He has also supported several M\/A transactions, including evaluation, due diligence, and post-transaction integration.\u00a0 As an advocate for best practices and high standards, Rike has been recognized throughout the industry by his appointments as Co-Chair of the R2 Technical Advisory Committee, Chairman of the RIOS Board of Directors, and Chair of ISRI\u2019s Certification &amp; 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