Hemingway Leadership

Mark Habner

Mark has over 25 years experience in both the private equity and operations consulting sector in the USA, Australia and Europe. In his current role, he leads Beckway Group’s four divisions, Hemingway Capital, TalentFinders, Trailblazers and Tracking Technologies and supports the continued growth and success of the overall business.

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Previously, Mark was a Senior Managing Director with SSA & Company where he led the firm’s Capabilities Practices. SSA is an operations consulting firm focused on strategy execution. Mark remains a non-executive Advisor to SSA & Company.

Prior to SSA, Mark was a Partner with RMB Capital Partners, a leading mid-market private equity fund in Australia, where he led and managed investments in healthcare, industrial products and business services. Mark commenced his career at Booz & Company.

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Education

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NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY (KELLOGG)
M.B.A.

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UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA
B.A., Law & Commerce, Honors

Mike Thompson

Mike has 40 years of  experience in publicly traded and PE-backed consumer and commercial businesses.

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Previously, he was a CEO for companies ranging from $60-500M in bedding, polyurethane, and pet products; and an operating executive for leading middle market PE firms, responsible for diligence, value creation and governance.

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Prior, Mike held executive roles with Rubbermaid, Masco Corporation, and Black+Decker. He began his career in product management with Sunbeam.

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Education

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THE UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH (Katz)
M.B.A

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BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY
B.S., Mechanical Engineering

Alec Strull

Alec has nearly 8 years of lower middle market transaction experience across a broad range of industries. His responsibilities include the due diligence of investment opportunities as well as the monitoring of existing portfolio companies.

Previously, Alec was a Vice President at CenterGate Capital, an industry agnostic lower middle market private equity firm. Prior to CenterGate, Alec was an investment banking analyst at Houlihan Lokey, where he focused exclusively on M&A within the consumer industry. Alec began his career working for J.P. Morgan in their asset management group.

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Education

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THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN
B.B.A., Corporate Finance

Michelle Sherlock

Prior to her position as Investor Relations Principal, Michelle led Business Development efforts at a premier retained executive search firm in their Pharmaceutical practice. Preceding that, she held the position of Project Manager in both the Healthcare and Human Resources practices, helping take opportunities from conception to completion.

Michelle began her career as a Marketing Associate, Client Services at Columbus Circle Investors in their Alternative Strategies group where she built a strong foundation in client relations.

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Education

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THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
B.S., Applied Science