Experience

Private Equity Advisors

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• President & Principal Founder

  • May 2014 - Present

  Private Equity Advisor - 7 boards, 25+ add ons, 3 successful exits, 3 roles as Chairman / Operating Partner. Primary focus is B2B multi / omni channel distribution & specialty manufacturing businesses. Also support institutional investors, consulting firms and hedge funds in the distribution space. Based in Newport Beach / Corona Del Mar California (Orange County, Los Angeles area). Private Equity Advisor - 7 boards, 25+ add ons, 3 successful exits, 3 roles as Chairman / Operating Partner. Primary focus is B2B multi / omni channel distribution & specialty manufacturing businesses. Also support institutional investors, consulting firms and hedge funds in the distribution space. Based in Newport Beach / Corona Del Mar California (Orange County, Los Angeles area).



Momentum Textiles & Wallcovering

• United States
• Design Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Chairman / Operating Partner

  • Feb 2023 - Present

  Momentum is the largest supplier of textiles and wallcovering in the commercial textile industry - Riverside Company Private Equity Momentum is the largest supplier of textiles and wallcovering in the commercial textile industry - Riverside Company Private Equity



SureWerx

• Canada
• Consumer Goods
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Board of Directors (successful exit 2022 as Chairman - Retained on new Board)

  • Nov 2018 - Present

  Continued role on Board of Directors for Partner’s Group after purchase of Surewerx in December 2022. Chairman / Operating Partner of Surewerx during Riverside Company’s highly successful ownership and exit from 2018 - 2022. Business has completed 8 add ons across North America and Europe since 2018. Continued role on Board of Directors for Partner’s Group after purchase of Surewerx in December 2022. Chairman / Operating Partner of Surewerx during Riverside Company’s highly successful ownership and exit from 2018 - 2022. Business has completed 8 add ons across North America and Europe since 2018.



Reliable Parts Ltd.

• United States
• Wholesale
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Board of Directors

  • May 2014 - Present

  OEM Appliance Repair Parts: DOT Family Holdings / Svoboda Capital Private Equity. Interim Chairman / CEO 2016: Completed 1 transformational add on in the US during current hold period OEM Appliance Repair Parts: DOT Family Holdings / Svoboda Capital Private Equity. Interim Chairman / CEO 2016: Completed 1 transformational add on in the US during current hold period



Questco Companies

• United States
• Human Resources Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Board Of Directors

  • Dec 2016 - Present

  Professional Employer Organization: Parallel 49 Private Equity. Business has completed 4 add ons in the US during current hold period Professional Employer Organization: Parallel 49 Private Equity. Business has completed 4 add ons in the US during current hold period



IRIS.TV

• United States
• Internet Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Advisory Board & Investor

  • Apr 2016 - Present

  Video data technology platform for marketers to enrich streaming video content and accurately target viewers at scale using AI & contextual data. Venture Capital backed. Series A and Series B funding rounds Video data technology platform for marketers to enrich streaming video content and accurately target viewers at scale using AI & contextual data. Venture Capital backed. Series A and Series B funding rounds



American Plastics

• United States
• Plastics Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Board Of Directors (successful exit 2022)

  • Oct 2018 - May 2022

  Highly successful exit May 2022: Manufacturer of industrial & retail storage, organization and cleaning products: Victory Park Capital & Highview Capital. Highly successful exit May 2022: Manufacturer of industrial & retail storage, organization and cleaning products: Victory Park Capital & Highview Capital.



Arrowhead Engineered Products

• United States
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Board Of Directors (successful exit 2021)

  • Sep 2015 - Aug 2021

  Highly successful exit to Genstar in August of 2021, 5X platform revenue growth in 6 years. After market off highway & outdoor power equipment repair parts: Riverside Company & InvestCorp Private Equity: Business completed 8 acquisitions across North America and Europe during ownership period Highly successful exit to Genstar in August of 2021, 5X platform revenue growth in 6 years. After market off highway & outdoor power equipment repair parts: Riverside Company & InvestCorp Private Equity: Business completed 8 acquisitions across North America and Europe during ownership period



Grainger

• United States
• Oil and Gas
• 1 - 100 Employee

• President - Grainger Canada

  • 2012 - Apr 2014

  President of Grainger Canada. WW Grainger's publicly report-able Canadian operation, and Canada's largest MRO distributor of over 325,000 industrial, safety, and fastener products with 2013 FY sales of over $1.1 Billion, 172 branches, 6 distribution centers, and 2,600 team members. Business achieved record sales / earnings & operating margins during 2012 / 2013

• Vice President - Grainger (US Branch Operations, E-Commerce, On-Site Services: 7500+ team members)

  • 2009 - 2012

  Based at Grainger Corporate headquarters; Officer & Vice President responsible for leading Grainger's 7500+ U.S. Team members operating 400+ Branches, U.S. E-Commerce, 30,000+ OnSite Customer inventory management locations, & multiple Service Center Operations across the U.S. ($7+ Billion in revenue).

• Vice President - Grainger (Business Development)

  • 2008 - 2009

  Vice President Business Development (US Branch Based Business).

• Vice President Branch Service Operations - Grainger (West)

  • 2006 - 2008

  Vice President Grainger Western U.S. Branch Services (Operations). Responsible for Grainger's Branch operations, and On-site inventory management teams in the Western United States, consisting of 100+ Branch locations and 1200+ team members



Maytag Appliances

• United States
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Vice President - Maytag (Sales & Business Development)

  • Apr 2001 - May 2006

  Officer - Responsible for Maytag Appliances sales and field operations (West) and Maytag's proprietary U.S. nationwide 300+ location retail channel, The Maytag Store and Maytag Home Appliance Centers. Total leadership responsibilities of over $1.5 Billion. Officer - Responsible for Maytag Appliances sales and field operations (West) and Maytag's proprietary U.S. nationwide 300+ location retail channel, The Maytag Store and Maytag Home Appliance Centers. Total leadership responsibilities of over $1.5 Billion.

• Vice President - Maytag (National Account Sales. '98 - '01)

  • 1998 - 2001

  Responsible for Maytag Appliances Corporate accounts: Circuit City, Lowe's & Best Buy, and US field operations supporting National Account sales for corporate accounts noted above plus Home Depot and Sears

• Sales and General mgmt - Maytag

  • 1982 - 1998

  Multiple Sales and Regional Management roles at Maytag