
A proven team of expertise to grow your business
Meet the Team
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Rich Valin
Over twenty-five years of experience creating shareholder value as a C-Suite Executive and valued Advisor to global corporations, Boards and investors. Global business acumen with expertise in business transformation, M&A transactions, cost optimization, and performance improvement across domestic and international operations.
Accomplished Board Director with extensive Board and investor interactions related to growth strategies, financial/operational performance, risk management and governance. A committed financial and operational leader, executive, innovator and mentor engaged in all facets of global enterprises.
Led business growth and restructuring across multiple organizations simultaneously with track record in make/buy decisions, outsourcing and fiscal stewardship. Vast knowledge of finance, supply chain, manufacturing, distribution, real estate and information technology.
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Dominic Forte
Principal and Co-Founder of a Chicago-based holding company overseeing a diversified portfolio of assets, consisting of manufacturing entities and real estate valued at over $500 million. Dominic brings direct experience and knowledge from the acquisition, financing and operating of manufacturing companies and properties for his own partnership portfolio.
Dominic has successfully completed highly-complex structured transactions. His expertise can also help clients maximize their outcomes by working closely with plant managers and engineers to implement enhanced processes to increase production and ultimately revenue.
Dominic has also managed and supervised philanthropic projects, while contributing his own capital. Prior to overseeing operating companies, he had a successful commercial real estate career that included advising international investors seeking to acquire U.S. properties for their global investment portfolio. -
Gordon Gruszka
Accomplished financial and operational strategist and P&L tactician with senior-level experience at global corporations and for cloud-based SaaS solution providers. Gordon has direct experience in leading organizational turnarounds, End-to-End supply chain manufacturing and distribution operations, sales and marketing, start-ups, growth strategies, and recapitalizations, audit, corporate accounting & financial planning, Treasury, M&A, divestitures, and new ventures investments.
He is a former President & CEO and CFO of a consumer products manufacturing company where he led a business turnaround, sale to Private Equity and recapitalization. Prior to that, he conceptualized and led a global supply chain network, implementing Centers of Excellence in Asia and led global manufacturing and distribution operations. Instrumental in spin-off of Motorola Mobility into two publicly traded companies, led due diligence for $12.5 billion Google acquisition of Mobility, and successfully led post-merger integration of Motorola Mobility to Google.