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Ryan Kim, Managing Partner Mr. Kim has extensive experience as a private equity investor in growing middle market companies. Prior to founding Castle Island Partners in 2005, Mr. Kim was an investment professional with Parthenon Capital, a $1.1 billion private equity firm with offices in Boston and San Francisco. At Parthenon Capital, he co-headed the firm’s consumer products and logistics/distribution group. Prior to joining Parthenon Capital, Mr. Kim was with EasyLink, a publicly-traded provider of outsourced business and consumer e-mail and fax management services. Prior to EasyLink, Mr. Kim spent several years in the domestic private equity group of Bain Capital, where he closed several transactions in the food and beverage industry and worked closely with the management of several portfolio companies. Mr. Kim began his career at Donaldson, Lufkin and Jenrette (DLJ), where he focused on providing both debt and equity capital to middle market companies. He received his AB from Harvard College and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Michael Barry, Partner Mr. Barry has extensive experience as the CEO of industrial distribution businesses as well as in the global sourcing of products. He was the President and COO of Copperfield Chimney Supply, a $50 million supplier of proprietary chimney and hearth products to retailers and professional contractors. Mike was also the President of Woodard, Inc., a $65 million multi-location manufacturer of casual patio furniture to specialty retailers and mass merchants. Prior to joining Woodard, Mike was the President and CEO of Intech EDM, an industrial distributor of consumable materials for Electrical Discharge Machining with operations in six countries, originally a subsidiary of N.V. Indivers. Mike started out his career as an accountant with Grant Thornton in Washington, D.C. He received his BS from Georgetown University and an MBA from The Wharton School.
John Nugent, Advisory Partner Mr. Nugent has extensive experience as a CEO and marketer in a wide range of food and consumer categories. He was the CEO and President of Eagle Family Foods, a $225 million branded food manufacturer backed by GE Capital and Warburg Pincus. Prior to joining Eagle Family Foods, John was President of Johnson & Johnson’s Consumer Products division, which produced products under a variety of brands, including Band-Aid and Johnson’s Baby. Prior to joining Johnson & Johnson, Mr. Nugent was the COO and VP of Marketing for a $600 million division of Unilever Foods. Earlier in his career, Mr. Nugent worked at Borden, Calgon and Procter and Gamble, and was a Captain in the United States Army. Mr. Nugent was awarded two Bronze Stars, the Air Medal and the Combat Infantryman’s Badge. He received his BA from Georgetown and his MBA from the University of Chicago.
Robert Tyre, Advisory Partner Mr. Tyre has extensive experience working in corporate development and strategy consulting. Currently Mr. Tyre is the Vice President of Corporate Development for Dover Corporation (NYSE: DOV), a $6 billion diversified manufacturer of industrial products and manufacturing equipment. Dover is a Fortune 300 company with operations worldwide and customers in more than 100 countries. Under Mr. Tyre’s leadership, Dover has completed over 100 acquisitions comprising several billion dollars in transaction value. Prior to Dover, Mr. Tyre was a partner with Booz Allen Hamilton, providing strategic and financial advisory service to global corporations. Earlier in his career, Mr. Tyre worked at US Industries and NCR Corporation. Mr. Tyre received his BA from Williams College, his MBA from New York University and his JD from Fordham University.
Gerald R. Leonard, Advisory Partner Paul Wolff, Advisory Partner
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