Richard McWilliam

Richard McWilliam
Born(1953-10-20)October 20, 1953
DiedJanuary 5, 2013(2013-01-05) (aged 59)
NationalityAmerican
OccupationEntrepreneur
Years active1989–2013
Known forCo-founder and chairman of Upper Deck Company

Richard P. McWilliam (October 20, 1953 – January 5, 2013)[1] was the chairman and co-founder of Upper Deck Company,[2] a successful and award-winning Carlsbad-based collectibles business that specializes in trading cards for Major League Baseball, National Basketball Association, National Hockey League, National Football League and Major League Soccer. Before McWilliam was involved with the Upper Deck Company, he was a Cal State Fullerton graduate and former certified public accountant.

Besides Upper Deck, McWilliam had another business, JetSource, of which he was founder and CEO.[2] JetSource was voted one of the top 40 fixed-base operations for jetsetters in America among the thousands of such airport rest stops for fuel, private hangars and other services.[3]

  1. ^ "Richard P. McWilliam, Co-Founder and CEO of The Upper Deck Company, Dies Unexpectedly". Retrieved January 7, 2013.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference latimes was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Jet Source Celebrates A Decade Of Success on Airport Journals, 1 Apr 2007