Optus Leadership

Mark Duckworth
Chief Executive Officer
Mark Duckworth is the founder, president and CEO of Optus, Inc. He attended the University of Missouri in St. Louis and Arkansas State University in Jonesboro. Mr. Duckworth is a member of the Young President’s Organization, he has been named “Top 40 Under 40” by Arkansas Business, and his company took “Arkansas Business of the Year” honors from the same publication in 1999. Arkansas State University’s College of Business named him Business Executive of the Year in 2002.

Executive Team
Gary Giddings, Executive Vice President of Sales & Marketing
Eva Duckworth, Chief Financial Officer
David Sluder, Chief Operating Officer
Ed Martin, Vice President of Sales & Marketing
Link Martin, Director of Business Planning & Strategy
Lori Smith, Human Resources Manager
Pat Bohrman, Plant Manager
Brian Duckworth, Sales Manager

General Managers
Jon Bove, Dallas
David Richard, Houston
Ed Martin, Little Rock
Tim McEuen, Memphis/Jonesboro
Joe Blann, Texarkana