The TAEUS Team
Art Nutter - Chairman and CEO
Art founded TAEUS Corporation in 1992 as the world’s first engineering company dedicated exclusively to intellectual property. TAEUS helps patent owners to receive optimum value for their property in the world’s market for innovation. Mr. Nutter defined the TAEUSworks™ business method for evaluating patents for licensing purposes. He has filed for a number of patents of his own.
Mr. Nutter lectures and writes on IP management, and served as trustee, High-Tech Sector chair, international delegate and on many committees for the Licensing Executives Society (USA & Canada), Inc (LES). He also served as LES International Communications chair.
He holds a BSME from the University of Akron (Ohio) and an MBA from the University of Phoenix.
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Richard Dunham - President, TAEUS South America
Rick is currently the President of TAEUS South America located in Bogota, Colombia.
Rick established the Asia Pacific office in Kuala Lumpur in early 2014. Prior to his move to Malaysia, Rick was based in Charlotte, North Carolina, where he worked in international business development for both TAEUS International and a Charlotte-based private equity firm. He has traveled throughout Asia and Africa conducting intellectual property licensing, strategy, and monetization programs, as well as pursuing private equity placements in emerging markets. Having lived and worked throughout Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Balkans, Rick brings a wealth of international contacts and overseas experience to TAEUS Asia Pacific.
Rick graduated from Dartmouth College (New Hampshire, USA) with a bachelor’s degree in Psychology, where he played baseball and football. Prior to his work overseas, Rick worked for Wells Fargo Private Client Services Group as a licensed financial consultant and certified estate and trust planning officer. After earning his law degree (JD) and Masters in Business Administration (MBA), with a concentration in finance from Wake Forest University, Rick was commissioned as an Officer in the U.S. Army’s Judge Advocate General’s (JAG) program, serving three tours.
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Peter Rome - Chief Organizational Effectiveness Officer, Sales
Peter Rome brings over two decades of high-level executive experience driving business growth, operational strategy, and organizational transformation for Fortune 500 companies and emerging market leaders. As Chief Organizational Effectiveness Officer, Peter aligns TAEUS’s sales infrastructure, team performance, and strategic partnerships with long-term corporate vision.
Prior to joining the executive leadership team at TAEUS and PatentBooks, Inc., Peter served as President of 3P Business Solutions, a management-consulting firm specializing in corporate change strategies, operational efficiency, and executive coaching. Throughout his career, he has held key leadership roles including Vice President of Sales, Training Director, Executive Consultant, and Independent Business Owner.
Peter has spearheaded major strategic and operational initiatives for global industry giants—including Ford Motor Company, General Electric, Eli Lilly, Johnson & Johnson, Goodyear, DuPont, Chrysler, and General Motors. Notably, at Ford Motor Company, he built and managed end-to-end customer service and event planning infrastructure for the 300,000-square-foot Fairlane Training and Development Center, servicing up to 1,300 stakeholders daily. At Eli Lilly, he consolidated over 60 disparate training functions to establish a unified, global training administration engine.
With specialized expertise spanning enterprise sales strategy, behavioral sciences, business development, and cross-functional team coaching, Peter excels at breaking down organizational boundaries to deliver creative, measurable business results in high-stakes markets.
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Solange Richter - Growth Operations Manager
Solange returned to the TAEUS team in June 2026 as the Growth Operations Manager, having originally joined the company in May 2017. In her current role, she bridges marketing, administration, and corporate operations to strategize and execute business growth within today's highly competitive intellectual property landscape.
Prior to stepping into growth operations, Solange served as a Social Media Manager, where she specialized in scaling small businesses. She also brings valuable technical expertise in artificial intelligence, having served on the AI committee at her previous organization, where she successfully spearheaded the implementation of internal AI processes.
Solange holds an AA in Business and a BS in Business Management from the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs, graduating Cum Laude in May 2022. Outside of the office, she enjoys traveling, fitness, and spending quality time with her husband and daughter.
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