Troy, Michigan - USA
Managing Partner - StoneBridge Business Partners LLC : David R. Zimmer - Troy , MI
Mr. Zimmer is the former President and CEO of Twitchell Corporation, Core Industries Inc, and New Venture Gear Inc. Former CFO of Acustar and held various finance positions at Chrysler and Ford. Member of Board of Directors of two publicly traded companies - Twin Disc, Inc. and Detrex Corporation. Mr. Zimmer has held leadership positions in publicly traded and private equity companies ranging in size from multinationals to small. Extensive automotive industry experience with the unique background of having worked for all of the "Big Three." In addition to automotive experience, has been involved in numerous industries (including machining, textiles, chemicals, farm and off highway equipment, electronics, instrumentation, and climate control)
Mr. Zimmer has accomplished numerous mergers, acquisitions, divestitures and financial restructuring transactions in various industries and sizes, the most important being the sale of Core Industries at over four times the value when the Company was joined. Has led turnarounds in a variety of industries, the biggest being responsible for developing Chrysler's internal business plan to avoid bankruptcy. Has been responsible for operations throughout the world, including building, buying and selling companies overseas, especially strong recent experience in China . Has an MBA from Harvard University and a BA from the University of Michigan .
Managing Partner - Stonebridge Business Partners LLC: Rex R. Struble - Troy , MI
Mr. Struble is the former global product business director of the Steering and Suspension product line of TRW Automotive and has spent eleven years with Delphi Automotive as a senior resident engineer at the General Motors technical center in Warren , Michigan . Mr. Struble holds an MBA (Corporate Finance) from University of Michigan, an under graduate degree in electrical engineering, and has received the specialized designation of Certified Mergers and Acquisition Advisor through the Alliance of Merger & Acquisition Advisors based in Chicago and in collaboration with NYU. He has also attended the Certified Business Intermediary program at the International Business Brokers Association and attended the Executive M&A program at Case Western Reserve University . Mr. Struble is a member of the Board of Directors for the Michigan Business Brokers Association. He has extensive international experience having held strategic planning responsibilities for an organization with 47 facilities in 17 countries and has participated in business development activities in Europe, Japan, South Korea, Mexico, and most recently in China.
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