Private Equity Firm

Meet Our Team

Our Board of Advisors provides the firm with world class leadership and access to a breadth of industries and real world experience.

Executive Advisors

Sheldon Adelman
Chairman
Adelman Capital
Nicolas Berggruen
Chairman
Berggruen Holdings
James Boland
Former Vice Chairman
Ernst & Young
Edward Crawford
Chairman & CEO
Park Ohio Holdings
Steven Demetriou
Chairman & CEO
Aleris International, Inc.
Tom Embrescia
Chairman
Second Generation, LTD
Lyle Ganske
Partner-in-Charge
Jones Day
David Goldberg
Chairman
AmTrust Bank
Larry Goldberg
President & CEO
Goldberg Companies, Inc.
Joseph Gorman
Former Chairman & CEO
TRW Automotive
Malachi (Mal) Mixon
Chairman & CEO
Invacare Corporation
Len Pagon
Former President & CEO
Brulant, Inc.
Edward Pentecost
Chairman & CEO
National City Equity Partners, LLC.
Albert Ratner
Co-Chairman
Forest City Enterprises
Kenn Ricci
CEO
Corporate Wings
James Wert
President & CEO
Clanco Management Corp.
Scott Wolstein
Chairman & CEO
Developers Diversified Realty Corp

Steven is the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Aleris International, Inc., an international aluminum company, following the merger of Commonwealth Industries, Inc. and IMCO Recycling, Inc.  Mr. Demetriou served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Commonwealth from June 2004, and a Director of Commonwealth from 2002 until the merger.  He was President and Chief Executive Officer of privately held Noveon, Inc., a global producer of advanced specialty chemicals for consumer and industrial applications, from 2001 until June 2004, when he led the sale of Noveon to Lubrizol Corporation.  From 1999 to 2001, he was Executive Vice President of IMC Global Inc., a producer and distributor of crop nutrients and animal feed ingredients.  Mr. Demetriou serves on the Board of privately held Kraton Polymers as well as two public companies, Foster Wheeler AG and the OM Group, Inc.  He also serves on the boards of several community organizations, including United Way of Greater Cleveland, Cuyahoga Community College Foundation and the Cleveland Sports Commission.