Chris Noble – Chief Executive Officer
Chris started with Kompolt in 2006. From a misspent youth running political
campaigns to a misspent adulthood in dot-com fervor, Chris has been
championing new ideas and forming teams around them for over 15 years. Upon
graduating from Cornell University, Chris spent the first few years of his
career running political campaigns across the US. Realizing in 1994 that
campaign management and product management used essentially the same skill
set, Chris transitioned to high tech, working as a product manager for
several software companies in the Northeast. In 1997 Chris was tapped to
become General manager at an Ecommerce start-up know as TechWave, which he
helped to take public in 1999 as ShopNow. For the past few years, Chris has
been CEO of Singlestep Technologies, a networking software company based in
Seattle. While at Singlestep, Chris oversaw the release of 2 versions of
their award winning software and forged a critical strategic partnership
with IBM.
Having led successful teams all the way from startup to IPO, Chris has
gained broad experience in creating and launching new businesses, marketing
campaigns, and products - including the ability to take existing products
and chart new directions, or to start it all from scratch. At Kompolt Chris
combines those skills to help us introduce new products and services while
improving efficiencies in our current operations.
Chris supports: Habitat for Humanity, The Nature Conservancy,
and Paul Newman's Hole in the Wall Gang.
Leslie Du Clos –Vice President, Client Programs
Leslie joined the Kompolt Team in early 2003. She has helped to manage high profile partners and to develop the highly regarded account management processes, which have contributed to the rapid growth of the business.
Prior to joining Kompolt, Leslie was Senior Merchandising Manager with eBay where she doubled the team and helped to build Merchandising into a scalable and thriving business by tripling the number of unique visitors and bids on the eBay site. Prior to that position, she was Promotions Manager with eBay Charity and Promotions Group responsible for high profile partner promotions as well as management of all promotional placements on the entire eBay site.
In addition to eBay, Leslie has extensive buying, merchandising, sourcing and product managing background with both Smith & Hawken and Cost Plus World Market.
Leslie supports: Relay for Life San Jose, Relay for Life Greely, CO, Global Fund for Children and Habitat for Humanity
Joey Leslie – Vice President, Cause Marketing
Joey joined the Kompolt team in 2004. He brings an extensive range of web development skills and auction management experience to the Kompolt Auction Operations team.
Prior to joining Kompolt, Mr. Leslie served as the Manager of E-Marketing for the Motion Picture & Television Fund, the entertainment industry’s foremost resource for charitable assistance, health care and retirement care.
Joey brings over 10 years of experience creating and managing unique charitable auctions for major entertainment studios, large national charities and dozens of Fortune 500 companies. He’s directed online and offline auctions that have raised over $1 million for non-profits across the United States.
His proven online promotion and marketing skills, as well as his extensive experience with eBay Giving Works and MissionFish, make Joey an integral part of the Kompolt team.
Joey supports: The San Luis Obispo Children's Museum, The Motion Picture & Television Fund, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and Autism Speaks
Geri Wilhelm - Account Manager
Geri joined the Kompolt team in 2006 and brings a unique blend of creative and operational strengths…and Geri has consistently used these strengths to help launch businesses at the forefront of new markets. During the rise of the personal computer, Geri worked for Leland O’Brien Rubinstein Associates. They pioneered the use of computer technology to drive investments for the pension funds of companies like Caterpillar, General Motors, Honeywell, and TWA.
As the world of interactive entertainment exploded onto the scene, Geri carried her production and marketing skills to that arena, where she had a significant impact on the growth and success of Oddworld Inhabitants. With her assistance, the Oddworld series of interactive games garnered over 100 industry awards and sold more than 4.3 million units worldwide.
Most recently, her wish to work with a company who focused on helping children led her to Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes, whose research-based programs teach children and adults to read, spell, comprehend, and express language. As Marketing Manager for their School Services division, Geri was fortunate enough to help make a difference for children, teachers, and parents in at risk schools across the country.
Geri supports: New York Wolf Conservation Center, San Luis Obispo Little Theatre, Rhett Bell Scholarship Foundation and Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
Sally Trigg - Account Manager
Sally joined the Kompolt team in 2007. Her experience in bringing value to online development dates back to Amazon.com’s start-up years. As a project manager on the operations side, she has helped launch new websites, promotions and initiatives on a global scale. With a passion for empowering customers, Sally advocated for and drove the implementation of self-service features across five Amazon sites. As Amazon.com diversified product lines, Sally managed merchant relationships and created scalable platforms for expanding those partnerships.
As the need for open source licensing programs increased, Sally joined Microsoft’s Government Security Program, where she managed accounts for high profile foreign and domestic government agencies, established new operational processes and maintained relations with clients in Microsoft subsidiaries worldwide.
In addition to her work in the e-commerce and software industries, Sally has a diverse background that includes directing international programs for colleges and universities, speech writing for foreign government agencies, and serving on project assignments in both Europe and Asia. Sally holds a Master’s degree in International Relations from the University of Washington, and has also served as a volunteer for international and multi-cultural focused non-profits.
Sally supports: Delta Society, The Samarya Center, and Pearl S. Buck International