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Hendrik
J. Hartong III, Senior Managing
Partner
Mr. Hartong III
has been affiliated
with Brynwood since
1998, when he became
President and Chief
Executive Officer of
Lincoln Snacks Company,
a Brynwood III portfolio
company. Prior to joining
the Lincoln Snacks Company,
Mr. Hartong III spent
three years at Activision,
Inc., a developer of
computer and video game
software, where he was
Vice President of Marketing.
From 1989 to 1995, he
held various sales and
marketing positions
with Baskin Robbins
USA Co. and Nestlé
USA, Inc.
Mr. Hartong III holds
a B.A. in History from
Lafayette College and
an M.B.A. from Harvard
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Ian
B. MacTaggart, Managing
Partner
Mr. MacTaggart
joined Brynwood in 1996.
Prior to joining the
Firm, Mr. MacTaggart
spent six years at Merrill
Lynch & Co., in
both the Mergers and
Acquisitions and the
Corporate Finance departments.
Mr. MacTaggart holds
a B.S. in Business Administration
from Boston College
and an M.B.A. from The
Fuqua School of Business
at Duke University.
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Hendrik
J. Hartong, Jr., Managing Partner
Mr. Hartong, Jr. co-founded Brynwood
in 1984. Upon closing
Brynwood’s first
investment in Air Express
International Corporation
in 1985, Mr. Hartong,
Jr. became the company’s
Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer. When Brynwood
II was formed in 1988,
Mr. Hartong, Jr. relinquished
the title of Chief Executive
Officer. Prior to co-founding
Brynwood, from 1981
to 1984, Mr. Hartong,
Jr. was President and
Chief Operating Officer
of The Pittston Company,
a NYSE-listed mineral
and transportation company.
From 1977 to 1981, he
was President and Chief
Executive Officer of
The Brink’s Company,
a security transportation
company and an affiliate
of The Pittston Company.
Prior to joining The
Brink’s Company,
from 1973 to 1977, Mr.
Hartong, Jr. was Group
Vice President of North
American Philips Corporation,
a NYSE-listed company,
with responsibility
for six of Philips’
professional electronic
equipment companies.
From 1970 to 1973, he
was Chairman, President
and Chief Executive
Officer of Simplex Wire
and Cable Company, an
AMEX-listed company.
Prior to that, Mr. Hartong,
Jr. was a consultant
with McKinsey &
Co. in both New York
and Amsterdam.
Mr. Hartong, Jr. holds
a B.A. in Economics
from the University
of Cincinnati and an
M.B.A. from Harvard
Business School. |
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Joan
Y. McCabe, Managing
Partner
Ms. McCabe joined
the Brynwood III Advisory
Committee in 1997 and
upon the formation of
Brynwood IV joined the
Firm full-time as a
Managing Partner. Prior
to joining the Firm,
Ms. McCabe managed her
own mergers and acquisitions
advisory firm. Previously,
she spent 15 years as
an investment banker
at Kidder, Peabody &
Co., Drexel Burnham
Lambert Group Inc. and
Paine Webber Group Inc.
Ms. McCabe holds a
B.A. in History from
Yale University and
an M.B.A. from Harvard
Business School. |
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Kevin
C. Hartnett, Managing
Partner
Mr. Hartnett has
been affiliated with
Brynwood since 1993,
when he became Chief
Financial Officer of
J.B. Williams Company,
Inc., a Brynwood II
portfolio company. Prior
to joining J.B. Williams
Company, Inc., Mr. Hartnett
spent four years as
Director of Finance
& Accounting for
the Clorox Company and
more than 15 years in
various financial management
assignments with Nestlé
USA, Inc.
Mr. Hartnett holds
a B.S. in Accounting
from the University
of Dayton and an M.B.A.
from Iona College. |
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Robert
W. Sperry, Managing
Partner
Mr. Sperry joined
Brynwood in December
2003. Prior to joining
the Firm, Mr. Sperry
worked at C. Dean Metropoulos
& Company from January
1997 to December 2003,
serving as Chief Operating
Officer for six of his
seven years at the firm.
CDM had an exclusive
affiliation with Hicks,
Muse, Tate & Furst
Incorporated to focus
on the acquisition and
operation of companies
in the consumer branded
products industries
in the United States
and Europe. Mr. Sperry
was directly involved
with and shared responsibility
for the operating direction
and oversight of eight
portfolio companies.
Previously, Mr. Sperry
spent 17 years with
Nestlé USA, Inc.,
where he held several
leadership roles in
marketing, sales and
general management,
including as President
of Sunline Brands, Nestlé’s
sugar confections division.
Mr. Sperry holds a
B.S. in Business Administration
from Central Connecticut
State University and
has attended executive
management programs
at Cornell University
and the International
Institute for Management
Development in Geneva,
Switzerland. |
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Nicholas DiCarlo, Managing Partner and Chief Financial Officer
Mr. DiCarlo has been affiliated with the Brynwood funds since 2002, when Brynwood assumed managerial responsibility for the Robeco USA Inc. private equity funds, which included Village Voice Media, LLC, where DiCarlo was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. When Village Voice merged with New Times Media LLC in January 2006, DiCarlo joined Brynwood.
Prior to his eight years at Village Voice Media, he spent seven years with Harmon Publishing as Vice President of Finance/Production and eight years with The McGraw-Hill Companies in various financial and operational roles.
Mr. DiCarlo holds a B.S. in Finance and an M.B.A. from the University of Connecticut.
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Dario U. Margve, Managing
Partner
Mr. Margve has been affiliated with Brynwood since 1993 when he joined J.B. Williams Company, Inc., a Brynwood II portfolio company, serving as President and Chief Executive Officer for seven years. From 2004 until 2008, Mr. Margve was President and Chief Executive Officer of private equity-backed Spinrite, L.P., a leading manufacturer of craft yarn to the North American market. Prior to joining J.B. Williams Company, Inc., Mr. Margve spent eleven years with Nestlé U.S.A., Inc. in various sales and marketing management positions.
Mr. Margve holds a B.S. in engineering from the United States Military Academy at West Point, NY. |