The difference between marginal results and outstanding performance can be attributed to one factor – Leadership.

Pentagroup’s management team is comprised of accomplished industry leaders who have integrity, tenure, and experience with a variety of portfolios. These individuals are proven innovators in the collection industry and have the respect of their peers.

Ransom C. Lummis Chairman Learn more
Frank S. Russo Chief Executive Officer Learn more
Ronald R. Rovall, Jr. President Learn more
Robert W. Tobitt Chief Information Officer
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Lonnie Dickens Senior Vice President- Operations, TX Learn more
Dan Sauer Senior Vice President- Operations, NY Learn more
Robert H. Ware Vice President- Business Development Learn more
Byron Joubert Director of Business Development Learn more

 

Ransom Lummis serves as the Chairman of Pentagroup Financial, LLC. As Chairman, Lummis oversees strategic planning, financing and acquisition activities.
Through a partnership with Participations & Investments, LP, Lummis develops, administers and facilitates transactions to provide capital to middle-market companies for leveraged acquisitions, management-backed re-capitalizations and growth investments. Lummis also serves on the management committees of Cameron Investment Limited Partnership, an owner of office properties, and Mackey & Tanner LLC, an executive search firm. Prior to joining Pentagroup, Lummis worked with two private equity firms in Houston, First Sterling Ventures and Summit Capital, Inc. He was also President of Alegis Group, Inc. Lummis is actively involved in community non-profit organizations and currently serves on the boards of Da Camera of Houston, which presents chamber music, and The Gathering Place, which provides a clubhouse environment for persons with severe and persistent mental illness. Lummis earned a BA in English from the University of Virginia and an MBA from Rice University.
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Frank Russo serves as chief executive officer of Pentagroup Financial, LLC. Prior to joining Pentagroup, Russo served as president and CEO of Alegis Group, LP, and served as Senior Vice President of Operations at Equifax. During his 30+ year career, Russo has served in leadership roles with nationally recognized collection companies including DCI and its successor companies, (Integratec, Inc. and Equifax Risk Management Services) and GC Services. Russo earned a BS in education from the State University of New York in Buffalo.
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Ron Rovall brings more than 25+ years of senior level experience in the receivables management industry to his role as President of Pentagroup Financial, LLC. Prior to joining Pentagroup, Rovall served as Vice President and Managing Director of First Data, Financial Services, a division of First Data, Corporation. Rovall has also worked with Telecheck, a division of First Data, GC Services, TRW Receivables Management Services, and has co-owned a collection agency in Houston. Rovall earned a BS degree in business administration from the State University of New York at Oswego and earned an MBA from the University of Houston at Clear Lake. He has participated in executive development programs at both Harvard University and The Wharton School of Business. Rovall is involved in many community and non-profit organizations including John Paul II Catholic School.
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Bob Tobitt joined Pentagroup Financial, LLC in 2002, where he designed and wrote the company’s proprietary collection system, Pentagroup Account Recovery Collection System (PARCS). Prior to joining Pentagroup, Tobitt served as Vice President of technology services for Alegis Corporation, which later changed its name to Alegis Group, LP. During his career, Tobitt has provided technology services for a variety of companies including Surpass Collection Services and GC Services. Tobitt was trained in nuclear engineering for power generation before focusing on computing and IT applications. Born in England, Tobitt came to the United States in 1984 and obtained a permanent resident status in 1986, then became a U.S. citizen in 2003.
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Lonnie Dickens serves as in Houston Senior Vice President of Operations. Lonnie joined Pentagroup Financial, LLC in February 2005 from Alegis Group LP where he served as Vice President of Operations since 1995 managing 300 collectors and client services personnel. Dickens recovery background began in 1990 when he joined KB Financial Services as a collection representative and quickly advanced into the management ranks. Dickens continued his management career with other notable agencies, TRW Receivables Management and Telecheck Recovery Services during his tenure in the Collection Industry.
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Dan Sauer serves as Senior Vice President and General Manager of Western New York operations. Sauer, a 20 year banking and collections industry veteran, began his career in 1983 with Household Finance Company as a Management trainee. Sauer has held management, site director and vice president roles with Marine Midland Bank (HSBC), M&T Bank and Bank of America. Sauer managed the Bank of America recovery operation for five years, and was the Site Director of credit card collections for their West Seneca, NY facility, managing 250 FTE from 1995-2004. Sauer’s last assignment with the bank involved transitioning 300 internal and 115 external positions from Horsham, PA to other Bank of America collection operations. Sauer, a native Western New Yorker, earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the State University College of New York, at Buffalo.
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Byron Joubert serves as Director of Business Development of Pentagroup Financial, LLC. Joubert was also Director of Operations at Pentagroup Financial, LLC. Prior to joining Pentagroup, Joubert served as Operations Manager of Alegis Group, LP, and served as an Account Representative at Equifax Risk Management. During his 20+ year career, Joubert has served in a leadership role with nationally recognized collection company United Recovery Systems. Joubert was also a stockbroker with Dean Witter Reynolds. Joubert attended the University of Houston and is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc.
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As Vice President of Business Development of Pentagroup Financial, LLC, Rob Ware has
been instrumental in the company’s growth and expansion. Prior to joining Pentagroup, Ware served as Vice President of Operations with Alegis Group, LP where he managed
more than 250 collections and client service personnel. In 1997, Ware served as Assistant Vice President with The Associates Credit Card Services in Houston where he was responsible for pre-charge off collections on major oil card acquisitions. Prior to this
position, Ware was employed with American General Finance in St. Louis where he created the company’s agency/attorney outsourcing group to consolidate all pre-charge off and recovery collections for branch-operated regions. In 1991, Ware joined Citicorp Mortgage, Inc. as an Assistant Collection Manager and quickly advanced to become an Agency Program Director responsible for mortgage, auto and consumer portfolios. Ware earned
a BS in finance and investments from Southwest Missouri State University.
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