Our Team
Our Team
Rashad Brown
CEO
Rashad received his degree in psychology, with an emphasis on life coaching, from Liberty University. He grew up in Spartanburg, SC, and lives in Duncan, SC with his wife, Erica, and children, Kennedy and Khamryn.
Lance Brown
COO
Lance was born and raised in Spartanburg, SC, and attended the University of South Carolina before receiving his MBA from the Duke University Fuqua School of Business. Wife, Krishan, and children Larkin and Knox complete the family. They live in Columbia, SC.
Charles Vartanian
CAO
Born and raised in Charlotte, NC, Charles graduated with a degree in biology from Wofford College. Charles and his wife, Amanda, and two children, Avery and Logan, live in Columbia, SC.
JD Waugh
VP, Innovation
Proud 3rd generation graduate of the University of South Carolina. Loves to travel, enjoys grilling, and is an avid gamer.
Steven J. Austin
VP, Corporate Communications
Steven was born, raised, and educated in New York City, but has lived in the South since 1993. He created and wrote two groundbreaking nationally syndicated newspaper columns, and has appeared as a guest on hundreds of TV and radio talks shows. He has been in all 50 states, thanks to past media tours as a national spokesperson for various products and services. He brings a unique and proven set of talents and skills to the Rhino Merchant Services communications team. Around the office, we call him “Stone Cold.”
Rashad Brown
CEO
Rashad received his degree in psychology, with an emphasis on life coaching, from Liberty University. He grew up in Spartanburg, SC, and lives in Duncan, SC with his wife, Erica, and children, Kennedy and Khamryn.
Lance Brown
COO
Lance was born and raised in Spartanburg, SC, and attended the University of South Carolina before receiving his MBA from the Duke University Fuqua School of Business. Wife, Krishan, and children Larkin and Knox complete the family. They live in Columbia, SC.
Charles Vartanian
CAO
Born and raised in Charlotte, NC, Charles graduated with a degree in biology from Wofford College. Charles and his wife, Amanda, and two children, Avery and Logan, live in Columbia, SC.
JD Waugh
VP, Innovation
Proud 3rd generation graduate of the University of South Carolina. Loves to travel, enjoys grilling, and is an avid gamer.
Steven J. Austin
VP, Corporate Communications
Steven was born, raised, and educated in New York City, but has lived in the South since 1993. He created and wrote two groundbreaking nationally syndicated newspaper columns, and has appeared as a guest on hundreds of TV and radio talks shows. He has been in all 50 states, thanks to past media tours as a national spokesperson for various products and services. He brings a unique and proven set of talents and skills to the Rhino Merchant Services communications team. Around the office, we call him “Stone Cold.”