Ryan is a proven CEO with extensive experience in diverse industries, a record of increasing profitability, market share & developing strong management teams. While at CMC, he led the turnaround from neutral earnings to double digit EBITDA. As EVP and NA President of James Hardie, held full P&L responsibility ($1.5Bn annual revenue, 10%+ growth rate). Ryan has a BSME from Carnegie Mellon, MSEE from University of Pittsburgh, and MBA from the University of Pittsburgh Katz Graduate School of Business.
Greg Topel is an experienced operator and CEO with a successful track record building businesses across an array of technologies, business sizes, and markets. As CEO, Greg launched Tanvas raising multiple caprounds of capital. While at ITW Tech Center, Greg led BU initiatives to expand product offerings and improve operational efficiencies using the ITW 80/20 and customer-back innovation models. Greg has an BSME from Northwestern University and an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth.
Scott is a key operational strategist offering 20 years of experience across the management spectrum, with full P&L; including sales and marketing, manufacturing, engineering, supply chain, quality, IT, product and business development. Demonstrated success in lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, Total Quality Management, process improvement, and change management. Successfully drove large-scale process and operations improvement projects across multiple manufacturing and distribution operations.
Will is an execution focused operator with experience driving performance improvement in high growth environments. Most recently, he served as a Senior Director at Beckway, where he rotated between private equity portfolio companies to drive accelerated EBITDA or cash improvements. He began his career in Lockheed Martin's Operations Leadership Development Program. Will has a BA from the University of South Carolina, MS from Southern Methodist University and an MBA from Northwestern Kellogg.
Robert is a seasoned financial leader with a track record of enhancing business processes and driving cost savings. He began his career with PwC before moving to industry, working for Coleman Cable, Eli Lilly, Walgreens, Topco, and Kraft Heinz. Throughout his career, he has managed successively larger business units and teams of up to 100 people while driving millions in cost savings. Robert holds a Master of Accountancy from the University of Illinois.
Caleb is an impactful young business leader that comes from a family history of small business owners. He graduated high school at age 16 and began his journey as an entrepreneur before ultimately joining Koch Industries. As Division Controller for an Aerospace company during COVID, he gained significant experience in managing through difficult times. As VP of Finance/IT at TransDigm (S&P 500: TDG), he provided financial oversight for a $40M annual EBITDA division. Ultimately, his passion and love for small businesses led him to leave Corporate America and join North Park Group.