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C-suite and senior executives at companies involved in employee ownership — leading organizations through ESOP transactions, cooperative conversions, or operating already employee-owned businesses.

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Bimmy Dhanapala

Infinity Point CDFI
CFO
Los Angeles, CA, USA
# Succession Planning# EOT# EO Advisor# Impact Investing+9 more
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Howard Kaplan

Kaplan Fiduciary Group
CEO at Kaplan Fiduciary Group
Atlanta, GA, USA
# EO Advisor
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Marc Tognotti, Ph.D.

Infinity Point CDFI
President & Co-Founder
San Francisco, CA, USA
# Succession Planning# EO Leadership# Ownership Culture# ESOP+2 more

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Mark Smith

Arrow Media
Independent Director - ESOP's and Owner at Summit Business Advisors.
Graeagle, CA, USA
# Executive Compensation# EO Audits# Quadratic Voting# ESOP

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Robert Brown

American Asphalt Company
CEO
Vorehees, NJ, USA
# Ownership Culture# ESOP# EO Accounting# Board of Directors

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Erich Schmid

Business Intermediary Services
Founder, CEO, President
Hilton Head Island, SC, USA
# Succession Planning# ESOP# Board of Directors# M&A

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Jeffrey Jamerino

Panelmatic
President and CEO | Board Member | ESOP Expert | M&A Expert
Troy, MI, USA
# Ownership Culture# ESOP# EO Accounting# Board of Directors
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Tim Rettig

3Ls
CTO
Cincinnati, OH, USA
# Holding Company# Ownership Culture# ESOP# EO Advocacy

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Chris Johnson

Uncubed
Senior Vice President Finance Administration at TMI Systems Corporation
Dickinson, ND, USA
# ESOP# EO Accounting# Board of Directors

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Foster James McCarl

New Enterprise Stone and Lime Company
Independent Board Member / Business Strategist / Consultant
Leesville, SC, USA
# Ownership Culture# Board of Directors
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Loren Rodgers

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Executive Director
Oakland, CA, USA
# EO Plan Design# Succession Planning# Executive Compensation# Employee Retention+6 more

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Patrick O'Brien

OB3
Internal Trustee and Employee Owner
Lakewood, CO, USA
# EO Administration# EO Fiduciary# Ownership Culture# ESOP+2 more

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James R Socha

Satellite Services
CFO
Marquette, MI, USA
# Ownership Culture# Transaction Complexity# EO Taxation# ESOP+2 more

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Lara L. Hemingway

Trs Group
Founding Member, Board Member
Spokane, WA, USA
# ESOP# Board of Directors# M&A

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Robert Friedman

Dresner Partners
CFO, President
Warren, NJ, USA
# Ownership Culture# ESOP# EO Accounting# Board of Directors

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Scott Miller

ESI Equity
CEO, Founder, Entrepreneur and Board Member / Founder of ESI Equity
Pewaukee, WI, USA
# Ownership Culture# ESOP# Board of Directors

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Susan Kildahl

NHS Northstar
Chief Financial Officer
Duluth, MN, USA
# Ownership Culture# ESOP# EO Accounting# Board of Directors

AW

Ashleigh Walters

UT Center for Industrial Services
Leadership Consultant
Knoxville, TN, USA
# Ownership Culture# ESOP# EO Accounting# Board of Directors

BS

Branch Springer

Business Advisory Services
CFO
Toledo, OH, USA
# Ownership Culture# ESOP# Debt Restructuring# EO Accounting+2 more

BH

Brian Hock

Greenwich Capital Group
Managing Director
Detroit, MI, USA
# Ownership Culture# Transaction Complexity# ESOP# EO Accounting+2 more

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Brock Barton

King Arthur Baking Company
Chief Financial Officer
White River Junction, VT, USA
# Trustee# Ownership Culture# ESOP# EO Accounting+1 more

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Edward Leventhal

Valco Industries
President and CEO
Springfield, OH, USA
# Ownership Culture# ESOP# Board of Directors

EG

Elizabeth Goltermann

Ki Industries
Vice Chairman of the Board
Elmhurst, IL, USA
# EO Audits# Ownership Culture# ESOP# Audit+2 more

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Kerry Siggins

Stoneage
CEO
Durango, CO, USA
# Trustee# Ownership Culture# ESOP# Board of Directors

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Mark Lewis

Woodfold Marco Manufacturing
Retired Trustee (prev. CEO)
Forest Grove, OR, USA
# Ownership Culture# ESOP# EO Accounting# Board of Directors
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Michael Kramer

Natural Investments
Trust Steward, Manager, and Director of Research, Natural Investments; Co-Author, The Resilient Investor
San Francisco, CA, USA
# Perpetual Purpose Trust# Impact Investing# Alternative Ownership Enterprise

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Michael Quarrey

Web Industries
Vice President, Corporate Development
Marlborough, MA, USA
# Ownership Culture# ESOP# Board of Directors

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Patrick J. Swanick

Tom Lange Company
Board Chairman - Cramer Fish Sciences (CFS); Board Member - The Tom Lange Company; Board Member - Orchard & Vineyard Supply (OVS)
Haverford, PA, USA
# Ownership Culture# ESOP# EO Accounting# Board of Directors

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Sheri Darby

Walker Mechanical Contractors
CFO
Louisville, KY, USA
# Ownership Culture# ESOP# EO Accounting# Board of Directors

TL

Terry Leahy

NHS Northstar
President and CEO
Whitefish Bay, WI, USA
# Ownership Culture# ESOP# Board of Directors

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