Dedicated Operating Partners

Kurt Barker is an industrial services operator focused on asset optimization, M&A integration, and large-scale operations.

Kurt was a co-founder of United Rentals, Inc., the largest equipment rental company in North America. From 1997 to 2007, he held a number of different operating positions at United Rentals, including Vice President of the Aerial Region, Vice President of the Midwest Region and Vice President of Highway Technologies. From 2007 to 2008, he was Executive Vice President of Corporate Services, responsible for the Sales, Fleet, Fleet Maintenance, Information Technology, Customer Service and National Accounts departments.

Prior to United Rentals, Kurt was Vice President of the Midwest Region for United Waste Systems, where he was instrumental in converting newly acquired waste facilities into state-of-the-art assets. In a five-year period, his business unit grew from a single landfill to a network of eight landfills, 12 transfer stations and five material recovery facilities, each with excellent environmental records, cordial relations with neighbors and consistently high profitability.

Kurt earned a B.S. from South Dakota State University and completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School.

Ross Bushnell is a chief executive and organizational leader bringing more than 30 years of global senior leadership experience across process industries including specialty paper, packaging, industrial materials, plastics and agricultural chemicals.

Ross previously served as President and CEO of Pixelle Specialty Solutions. He also held President and CEO roles at Scholle IPN and served on the SIG Group Executive Board, and earlier held senior leadership positions at Sonoco (Vice President and General Manager, Global Flexibles), Mondi Jackson (President, Consumer Flexibles), Silgan Plastics and Monsanto, as well as at Graham Partners, where he served as CEO of Convergence Packaging and later as President and Chief Commercial Officer of Comar. Throughout his career, Ross has managed capital intensive, multi-site manufacturing environments across 16 countries in Asia, Europe, and North and South America.

Ross earned a B.S. in English and Political Science from the University of South Dakota.and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

Eric Evans is a global industrial CEO driving large-scale operations, strategic transformation, and private equity value creation.

Eric served as Ripplewood's Industrial Partner in the industrials and consumer durables sector from 2005 and was, from 2006 to 2009, Chairman and CEO of D&M Holdings, a portfolio company of RHJ International, a holding company affiliated with Ripplewood. He is the former President and Chief Operating Officer of Diebold Incorporated, a leading manufacturer of financial self-service equipment, security solutions and related services, where he led multi-billion-dollar business units with full P&L accountability. Prior to Diebold, Eric spent 16 years working for Emerson Electric in various general management positions, including Group Vice President, Climate Technologies Air Conditioning and President of Copeland Air Conditioning, and before that spent six years in strategic consulting with Bain & Company and in his own practice in association with Professor Michael Porter of Harvard Business School. Throughout his career, Eric has built and scaled operations and commercial teams across Asia, Latin America and the Middle East.

Eric earned an A.B. in East Asian Studies from Harvard College and a J.D./M.B.A. from Harvard Business and Law Schools.

Paolo Ferrari is a global business executive and CEO driving transformation, growth, portfolio management, and operational excellence across the automotive and mobility industries.

Paolo previously served as President & CEO of Bridgestone Americas and Joint Global Chief Operating Officer of Bridgestone Corporation, a global leader in tires and mobility solutions. From 2016 to 2024, he was a member of Bridgestone Corporation's Global Executive Committee. Earlier in his career, Paolo served as CEO of Pirelli North America and Latin America and held senior executive and leadership roles in the telecommunications and investment banking sectors. Paolo currently serves as an Independent Director of Element Fleet Management Corporation (TSX: EFN), a publicly traded global automotive fleet management company, and Penske Corporation, a privately held global transportation services company.

Paolo earned his undergraduate degree from Bocconi University in Milan and his M.B.A. from the Stern School of Business at New York University.

Andrew Georges is an industrial investment specialist focused on investment diligence and strategy, in the chemicals and process industries.

Andrew previously served as a Ripplewood Industrial Partner from 1999 to 2009. He also held earlier positions as a High Yield Credit Analyst at Wasserstein Perella & Co. and at Salomon Brothers, Inc.

Andrew earned a B.A. from the Murphy Institute of Political Economy at Tulane University and an M.B.A. from the Stern School of Business at New York University.

Dr. Kevin Lang is an R&D and food science leader specializing in product innovation, formulation, and manufacturing integration.

Dr. Lang founded Soundwatch Consulting, focused on developing formulations to increase the shelf life of bakery snack foods, and recently served as COO of Delavau and Innovation and Research Development Leader at Hostess Brands. Prior to Hostess Brands, he served as Senior Vice President for the Kraft Philip Morris Baking Company Division, and before that as Financial Manager for the Kraft Philip Morris Frozen Novelty Group, after beginning his career at General Foods, which was later acquired by Philip Morris.

Dr. Lang earned a B.S. in Food Science from Rutgers University and a Ph.D. and M.Sc. in Food Engineering from the University of Illinois, and completed financial training at The Wharton School. He has been granted 87 U.S. and international patents covering a broad range of products, including innovative frozen novelties, shelf life extension for bakery products, and making vitamin and mineral tablets smaller and easier to swallow.

Thierry Morin is a global industrial CEO focused on large-scale restructuring, manufacturing strategy, and portfolio transformation.

Thierry served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Valeo, a leading automotive industry supplier with nearly 200 factories in more than 30 countries, where he restructured the group, closing more than 50 factories worldwide, opening 20 new factories in low-cost countries and positioning Valeo as a strong supplier in terms of quality and innovation. Prior to his tenure as Chairman and CEO, he served in positions in strategy, finance, operations and procurement at Valeo. Prior to Valeo, Thierry was Vice President of Thomson Consumer Electronics in the information systems division in Los Angeles and later Director of Finance and Planning of the audio division, and before that worked at Schlumberger, where he held several increasing positions across the electronics branch and the oil services branch. Thierry currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Elis, having previously served on the boards of Arkema, HNT Electronics and Navya.

Thierry earned a B.A. in Economics from the College of St. Cloud and an M.B.A. from the University of Paris IX Dauphine.

Frank Orfanello is a food and beverage operator focused on manufacturing, supply chain optimization, and operational performance.

Frank previously served as Executive Vice President of Coolbrands International, a branded frozen desserts company with approximately $500 million in revenue, where he was responsible for all operations of the business, improving a complex supply chain and managing a national operation serving the grocery, convenience, institutional and other channels. He also held earlier leadership positions as Chief Operating Officer of Veryfine Products, the nationally branded juice beverage company, where he led strategic initiatives in new product development, manufacturing modernization, opening new channels of distribution and scaling a branded consumer products business, culminating in the successful sale of the company, and as a Partner at the Boston-based accounting firm of Parent, McLaughlin & Nangle.

Frank earned a B.S. in Business Administration from Stonehill College.

Tony Palmer is a global consumer goods business and brand leader with a record of driving profitable growth through portfolio strategy, cost transformation, commercial innovation and digital transformation.

Tony previously served as President of Global Brands and Innovation and Chief Marketing Officer for Kimberly-Clark Corporation. He also held earlier general management positions at Kellogg Company (Managing Director, UK & Ireland and President, Natural & Frozen Foods), Fisher Scientific International (President, Global Laboratory Products), The Coca-Cola Company (Regional Director, Vice President & Managing Director), CSR Refined Sugars and Mars, Inc., and began his career at LEK Consulting. Tony currently serves on the boards of Kraft Heinz and Brambles and was previously a director of the Hershey Company for 14 years where he served for 5 years as Lead Director.

Tony earned a B.S. in Business Marketing from Monash University, Melbourne and an M.B.A., with distinction, from the International Institute for Management Development (IMD) in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Roger Roundhouse is a global industrial CEO and Head of Portfolio Operations driving value creation, operational transformation, and M&A execution across manufacturing businesses.

Roger most recently served as interim CEO of Sensience, a One Rock portfolio company, and previously as CEO of former One Rock portfolio company CentroMotion, where he led the carve-out of CentroMotion from Actuant, and delivered a successful private equity exit. Earlier in his career, he served as EVP and Segment President, Engineered Components and Systems, at Actuant Corporation (now Enerpac ToolsGroup), leading global businesses of scale across industrial platforms. Roger began his career at General Cable (now part of Prysmian), where he held divisional leadership roles of increasing responsibility, ultimately serving as SVP & General Manager – Electric Utility Products, before being recruited to Actuant.

Roger earned a B.A. in Business Administration from Ohio University, an M.B.A. from Xavier University's Williams College of Business, and completed Harvard Business School's Finance for Senior Executives Program.

Andrew Shackett is a CEO operator in industrial services with deep experience in M&A execution, operational transformation, and business scaling.

Andrew previously served as President and CEO of ACV Enviro Inc., overseeing all aspects of the business across the U.S. and Canada. He also held earlier leadership positions at Clean Harbors Inc., including EVP of Industrial Service and International Operations and member of the Board of Directors for International Operations. Andrew began his career as a U.S. Army Paratrooper, receiving an honorable discharge before going on to work at Tri-S Inc.

Andrew Shackett earned a certificate in Business Administration from Manchester Community College.

Gary Tapella is an industrial CEO and board leader specializing in global manufacturing, M&A strategy, and international expansion.

Gary served as Ripplewood's Industrial Partner in the industrials and consumer durables sector from 2005 to 2009. From 1991 to 2005, he was President and Chief Executive Officer, and later Chairman, of Rheem Manufacturing, having earlier served as its Chief Operating Officer and Vice President-International. From 1986 to 1989, he managed Rheem's Canadian water heater business, where he repositioned Rheem's product line in Canada and enhanced manufacturing capabilities. From 1980 to 1986, he was Managing Director of Rheem Far East, managing 11 factories throughout Asia, including Rheem's first factory in China in 1984. From 1969 to 1980, Gary had progressive roles and responsibilities in factory management, sales and marketing at Rheem.

Gary is a former director of publicly listed Butler Manufacturing Company and Watsco, Inc., as well as privately held SRS Distribution, Inc. and RelaDyne, Inc. He earned a degree in International Relations/International Service from San Francisco State University and has completed executive management programs at Northeastern University and Columbia University.

Jim Wiegmann is a food and beverage CEO driving turnaround, growth, and product innovation across CPG platforms.

Jim previously served as CEO of OLM Food Solutions, a One Rock portfolio company sold to Performance Food Group in July 2023. He also held earlier leadership positions at a number of consumer companies undergoing significant transformation, including CEO of Pro Pet, Executive Vice President of Snack Alliance and Vice President of Musco Family Olive Company, as well as management roles at Nestlé USA, Frito Lay and Del Monte.

Jim earned a B.S. in Food Science from California Polytechnic State University.

Damon Anderson is a global procurement and supply chain leader driving value creation through strategic sourcing, supply chain optimization, and M&A integration.

Prior to joining One Rock, Damon served as Vice President of Global Sourcing & Distribution at NSI Industries through three successful PE exits, where he led enterprise sourcing, distribution, M&A integration, and supply chain initiatives. His private equity experience also includes implementing Program Management Office (PMO) and Master Data Management (MDM) capabilities. Earlier in his career, Damon held roles of increasing responsibility in global sourcing, product management, channel marketing, and commercial leadership at Newell Brands. He brings extensive experience working with suppliers across Asia, as well as a year teaching English in China.

Damon earned a B.S. in Business Management from Samford University and is a Certified Purchasing Manager (C.P.M.).

Mike Anderson is a talent and leadership advisor focused on executive assessment, organizational design, and leadership development.

Mike previously worked with multiple private equity firms, including as an operating director focused on optimizing leadership talent across portfolio companies. Prior to that, he spent 19 years with Spencer Stuart, where he was a Senior Partner and, most recently, Chief Innovation Officer and Global Head of Products and Services, overseeing substantial growth in consulting services that complement the firm's core search offerings; he also previously oversaw Spencer Stuart's offices globally, led the firm's North American region, and served on its Board of Directors. Mike joined Spencer Stuart from McKinsey & Company, where he was a consultant across several disciplines and also built the firm's worldwide experienced hire recruiting capability, oversaw staffing and professional development in the Boston office, and helped lead a firmwide training program on interpersonal and communication skills, having begun his career at Bankers Trust and BCG.

Mike earned an A.B. in Economics from Harvard College and an M.B.A. with academic distinction from the Stanford Graduate School of Business, where he was an Arjay Miller Scholar. He is a graduate of the Hudson Institute's Executive Coaching program and is certified by the International Coaching Federation.

Larry Brand is an HR executive specializing in talent strategy, executive compensation, and organizational transformation. Larry brings HR leadership experience in talent acquisition, employee development and engagement, organizational design, total rewards, executive coaching and compensation, and HR technologies.

Larry previously served as Chief Human Resources Officer at Justrite Safety Group, and before that held the same role at both Elkay Manufacturing and Sparton Corporation. Earlier in his career, he held various human resources and operations roles across a range of companies. Larry also teaches graduate-level global business, management and leadership courses at Lake Forest Graduate School of Business.

Larry earned a B.S. in Business Administration and an M.B.A. in Management from the University of Evansville, where he also received a Division I men's basketball scholarship, and completed the Diversity Equity & Inclusion Leadership Institute program at Loyola University Chicago.

Pau Climent is a global supply chain leader driving operations transformation, procurement, and M&A integration.

Pau previously served as Chief Supply Chain Officer at GPD Companies (Nexeo Plastics & Distrupol), where he helped shape corporate strategy and led end-to-end supply chain and operations performance for a team of 200+ professionals across North America, EMEA and APAC. Earlier in his career, he held senior executive roles at PepsiCo and Akzo Nobel, driving service improvement, cost reduction and cash optimization initiatives across complex global networks, and spent a decade in management consulting, including as a Senior Manager in supply chain consulting at Accenture, where he led large-scale supply chain transformations for top-tier consumer goods companies across multiple regions.

Pau earned a Master's degree in Industrial Engineering from ETSEIB UPC in Spain and in Aeronautical Engineering from ISAE SUPAERO/ENSICA in France, and completed an Executive Business Management Program at IE Business School in Spain.

Susan Fiesta is a tax expert specializing in international structuring, M&A tax strategy, and value creation.

Susan previously served as Principal and Global Tax Director at Avison Young (USA) Inc. Prior to that, she led the international tax and transfer pricing teams as Vice President of International Tax at CommScope Holding Company, a Fortune 500 multinational public company with a presence in over 65 countries, and began her career at Deloitte LLP.

Susan earned a B.S. in Accountancy from the University of Notre Dame and a Master of Business Taxation from the University of Southern California. She is a Certified Public Accountant.

Phil Gaudreau is a finance and controllership leader focused on reporting, financial systems, and post-acquisition integration.

Phil previously served as Vice President and Controller at Armstrong Flooring, Inc., a leading multinational producer of resilient flooring products, where he led all accounting, financial reporting and financial information system functions. Prior to that, he was Director of Financial Reporting and Consolidation at Harsco Corporation. Earlier in his career, he held roles as Manager of Accounting Projects at Comcast Corporation, Project Controller at Liberty Property Trust and Senior Associate in Audit at PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Phil earned a B.S. in Accounting from Jefferson University and an M.B.A. from Pennsylvania State University.

Andrea Greene is an Operating Partner focused on driving value through strategic financial, accounting and HR solutions for One Rock’s portfolio companies, bringing over 25 years of financial and operational experience to the firm.

Andrea previously served as CFO of several multi-national companies and has also held CFO and COO roles at various start-ups and emerging growth companies. Throughout her career, she has successfully scaled businesses and executed strategic and operational transformation programs across companies in a broad range of industries. Her combination of financial, management, mergers and acquisitions, talent management and operational expertise helps create value within One Rock’s portfolio companies. Earlier in her career, Andrea spent 12 years at various investment firms, including Allied Capital, JP Morgan Partners and CIBC Oppenheimer’s High Yield and Merchant Banking Group (formerly known as the Argosy Group), where she worked on a variety of mergers and acquisitions, restructuring and financing transactions.

Andrea earned a B.A. in Economics from Duke University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

Stephen Ingham is a lean manufacturing CEO driving operational turnarounds, performance improvement, and M&A value creation.

Stephen was the Senior Operating Executive for both Maytag and Viking Range in the appliance industry, and has additional private equity experience as CEO of a global LED application company serving the automotive and industrial markets. Most recently, he was CEO of SmartTruck, a venture start-up in the aerodynamic technology space serving the heavy truck industry. Earlier in his career, he held senior operating roles at P&G, PepsiCo and Tenneco.

Stephen earned a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Memphis State University and has completed executive education sequences at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and at Harvard University, as well as extensive productivity, quality and performance leadership development programs from industry-leading organizations.

Iggy Javellana is an IT transformation leader driving technology strategy, cybersecurity, and M&A integration.

Iggy most recently served as an Operations Executive at an investment firm focused on enterprise technology, where he led IT diligence, integrations and carve-outs across a range of transactions, led modernization initiatives, drove cybersecurity efforts across the portfolio, and served as an interim CIO for multiple portfolio companies. Prior to his experience in private equity, he held senior technology leadership roles at Albertsons Companies, Land O'Lakes, Honeywell and Ingersoll Rand, and has extensive global operations experience, including living overseas while leading an offshore technology delivery center.

Iggy earned a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and is a certified Six Sigma Black Belt.

Adam Kuritzky is a commercial leader driving revenue growth through go-to-market strategy, execution, and sales organization transformation. He is responsible for assessing the growth potential of companies in the investment stage and working with portfolio companies to refine their sales and marketing strategies.

Adam previously served as Vice President of Sales and then Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing in North America for Proactis. Before that, he was an Executive Consultant for The Riverside Company, assisting portfolio companies with various interim leadership roles and developing sales and marketing strategies. Adam joined The Riverside Company from Peloton RPM, a California-based company focused on developing sales training simulations for large public and private equity-owned companies, where he served as Executive Vice President of Sales.

Adam earned a B.A. in English and Criminal Justice from Indiana University and holds a J.D. and M.B.A. from American University.

Christine McClure is a finance executive driving value through FP&A, financial transformation, and M&A integration.

Christine previously served as Chief Financial Officer of the Americas at Unispace, where she focused on driving financial objectives and delivering business insights. Prior to that, she was Vice President of Finance Business Partnering at National Grid, where she drove business planning using financial analysis and insights, and Vice President of Financial Planning and Analysis at UNFI, where she focused on creating, developing and deploying financial planning and analyses to deliver shareholder value. Previously, she held a number of increasing positions in the finance department of Clean Harbors Environmental Services, including Vice President, Controller – Safety-Kleen Environmental Services, Vice President – Finance, Corporate Development and Planning, Vice President – Commercial Operations and Vice President – Finance, Sales & Service Controller, as well as Director of Finance, and began her career as a Senior Auditor at Ernst & Young LLP.

Christine earned a B.S. in Accounting, magna cum laude, from Wayne State University, where she was a Merit Scholar recipient.

Mark Oakeson is a lean manufacturing leader driving productivity, quality improvement, and operational excellence.

Mark is Co-Founder of TBM Consulting Group and LVC Consulting, where he has held senior leadership roles helping introduce lean concepts to Western companies, improving productivity and quality and typically more than doubling returns on capital, bringing lean manufacturing competencies to organizations including Black and Decker, Mercedes Benz of Brazil, Pella Corp., Lantech and Hayward Pool. His expertise spans greenfield sites, plant expansions, consolidation, and product development and launches.

Mark earned a degree in Engineering from the University of Michigan and completed post-graduate work in Finance at the University of Connecticut, and trained early in his career with the creators of the Toyota Production System, Messrs. Ohno, Shingo, Nakao and Iwata.

Brian Potts is an Operating Partner focused on growing the topline to help drive the bottom line. He has deep experience in driving revenue growth, pricing, sales & marketing transformation, and commercial analytics in private equity environments. He is responsible for assessing the growth potential of investments in the due diligence stage and driving profitable revenue growth post acquisition.

Brian has been growing private equity-backed companies in the middle market for the last 15 years. Brian has been with One Rock since 2020 and before that spent seven years with The Riverside Company as an Operating Partner, where he helped companies implement competitive sales and marketing strategies, develop strong sales talent, integrate acquired sales forces and deploy efficient processes to grow revenue. Earlier in his career, he worked with Antares Capital (formerly GE Capital), where he helped diagnose challenges and accelerate investment results for GE's strategic private equity clients, and is a certified GE Crotonville instructor for strategic planning, change management, leadership development, Socratic Selling and Six Sigma/lean practices. Prior to GE Capital, Brian held senior leadership roles within Media Analytic Operations, Client Engagement and Sales at the Nielsen Company, and began his career at Cintas Corporation, where he held roles from Director of Distribution to General Manager of Custom Manufacturing and led the team that deployed lean Six Sigma throughout the corporation. Brian is a Certified Master Black Belt from GE, Nielsen and Cintas.

Brian earned a B.S. in Management and Marketing from National Louis University and completed an Executive Education program in Business Analytics at Harvard Business School.

Sudeep Shetty is a digital leader who is highly skilled in driving business transformation in sales, supply chain, back-office functions, and infrastructure operations across a range of industries and organizations.

Prior to One Rock, Sudeep was part of Executive Board at Britvic Soft Drinks plc as their Chief Information & Transformation Officer, where he was responsible for Global IT, OT (Operational Technology/Factory Engineering), Data &Analytics and Transformation including cross-functional business change and all M&A integration. Prior to Britvic Soft Drinks plc, Sudeep was accountable for delivering multiple technology led business transformation initiatives at Retail organizations like Marks & Spencer, Selfridges, and Jack Wills where he was the Head of projects and programs responsible for overall IT strategy and delivery of all projects. Most of his programs in retail focused on driving top line revenue growth through launce of multi-language, multi-currency eCommerce websites, better in-store user experience driving footfall and conversion, and supply chain transformation to drive availability of stock and cost efficiencies. Sudeep started his carrier with Cognizant as a consultant working for largescale clients like JP Morgan Bank.

Sudeep earned his degree in Mechanical Engineering from Pune University in India and is a member of AWS’s CPG executive advisory forum and Genpact’s Tech Advisory board.

AJ Skobel is a human capital leader driving talent strategy, organizational design, and M&A integration.

AJ previously served as Vice President of Human Resources at IDEX Corporation, and before that held various human resources roles at John Crane.

AJ earned a B.B.A. in Human Resources Management, summa cum laude, from Loyola University and an M.B.A., with honors, in Strategy and Operations from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

Kush Tulsidas is an Operating Partner focused on driving profitable growth at One Rock’s portfolio companies. He partners with management teams to assess commercial opportunities during diligence and accelerate revenue growth post-acquisition through sales and marketing strategy, pricing and commercial excellence. Kush brings more than 25 years of experience helping businesses accelerate growth and improve performance across both large corporate organizations and private equity-backed companies. Prior to joining One Rock, he founded and led Aryan Capital LLC, a consulting firm focused on driving growth and value creation for growing private equity-backed companies in the middle market. Before that, he served as an Operating Growth Executive at The Riverside Company, where he partnered with management teams across multiple industries to improve sales organizations and processes, implement KPIs and grow revenue.

Earlier, he spent nine years at the Nielsen Company within the Sales, Consulting and Process Improvement departments, most recently as Senior Vice President, Client Consulting, where he led the team responsible for servicing and retaining existing clients, growing share of wallet and driving new business in the media industry. Before Nielsen, Kush worked at Cintas Corporation within its International Business and Six Sigma groups, founded and exited Soondar Secrets, an organic beauty company, and began his career at KPMG in the audit function.

Kush earned a B.Com. in International Business and Information Systems from Curtin University and the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. He is also a Six Sigma Master Black Belt and holds various additional certifications in Six Sigma, management, and sales and negotiation.

Lutz Velten is an operations executive focused on driving global supply network transformations, supply chain optimization, and manufacturing performance improvements.

Lutz gathered his experience at Nestlé and Ecolab, where he transformed complex manufacturing and supply chains, implemented lean cultures, and more recently focused on M&A and post-acquisition integration activities.

Lutz earned a Master of Engineering in Chemical Engineering and Chemical Technology from Imperial College London (UK).