Executive Advisor Partners

Seasoned and successful executives who are active participants in all aspects of our investment process.

Drawing upon years of experience and offering valuable insight, EAPs assist Wind Point with executive identification and evaluation, due diligence on new opportunities, and portfolio company monitoring and team development. EAPs also invest side-by-side Wind Point in all investments.

Bill Anderson

Former Chief Marketing and Merchandise Officer, Carrefour

Warren Batts

Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Premark International

Dennis Bookshester

Former President and Chief Executive Officer, Fruit of the Loom

Vince Calarco

Former Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Crompton Corporation

Bruce Carbonari

Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Fortune Brands

Gary Christensen

Former President and Chief Executive Officer, Pella Corporation

Charley Denny

Former Chairman, Schneider North America

Bill Denton

Former President, Housewares and Office Products, Newell Rubbermaid

Arnold Donald

Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Merisant Company

Mike Fitzpatrick

Former Director, President and Chief Operating Officer, Rohm & Haas; Former CEO and Chairman, Citadel Plastics (former Wind Point portfolio company)

John Gardner

Partner, Director and Vice Chairman, Heidrick & Struggles

Tom Hodgson

Former President and Chief Operating Officer, Abbott Laboratories

Chris Hornung

Former Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Pacific Cycle (former Wind Point portfolio company)

Jack Hoeft

Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group

Lou Hughes

Former President and Chief Operating Officer, Lockheed-Marietta

Chuck Kepler

Former Executive Vice President and Managing Director, Russell Reynolds Associates

Dick Keyser

Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, W.W. Grainger

Craig Kissel

Former President, Trane Commercial Systems

Bob Kopriva

Former Chief Executive Officer, Sara Lee Foods; Co-Chairman, Rupari Foods (current Wind Point portfolio company)

Joe King

Former President and Chief Executive Officer, Molex

Randy Larrimore

Former President and Chief Executive Officer, United Stationers

Sam Licavoli

Former President – Industrial Sector, Textron

Paul Lustig

Former President and Chief Executive Officer, Sara Lee Apparel Worldwide

Jim McQuaid

Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, MetroMail

Joe Messner

Former President and Chief Executive Officer, Bushnell Performance Optics (former Wind Point III and Wind Point IV portfolio company); Chief Executive Officer, Petmate (current Wind Point portfolio company)

Greg Muldoon

Former Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Browning-Ferris Industries; Former Chief Executive Officer, AIR-Serv Holdings (former Wind Point V portfolio company)

Bob Peiser

Former President and Chief Executive Officer, Imperial Sugar Company; Former Chief Executive Officer, Omniflight (Wind Point V portfolio company)

Lance Piccolo

Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Caremark

Kears Pollock

Former Chief Operating Officer – Coatings / Chemicals, PPG Industries

Jack Reilly

Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Tenneco Automotive

John Rice

Former President of the Americas, Unilever; Co-Chairman, Rupari Foods (current Wind Point portfolio company)

Jim Ringler

Former Vice Chairman, Illinois Tool Works

Mike Riordan

Former Chief Executive Officer, Fort Howard Corporation

Mike Rosicki

Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Parmalat, North America

Walt Van Benthuysen

Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Hazelwood Farms

Mitch Vernick

Former President and Chief Operating Officer, Transamerica Finance Corporation

Fred Wackerle

Former Partner, McFeeley Wackerle Shulman

Efrem Zimbalist

Former Chief Executive Officer, Times Mirror Magazines; Chief Executive Officer, Active Interest Media (current Wind Point portfolio company)