Executive Advisor Partner (EAP) program
Wind Point EAPs provide significant advantages across sourcing, diligence, recruiting, strategy and execution
We are connected to Leaders at 84% of S&P 500 Companies across our Sectors
The best operating talent in our industries
The Wind Point EAP program includes over 40 accomplished operating executives who participate in our investment process and invest alongside us, both through our funds as well as directly into the businesses they are involved with.
Wind Point EAPs have typically held multiple successful roles as CEOs and Board Directors in “role model” companies – both public and private – within our industries. These executives have clear track records of creating value throughout their decorated careers and are looking to share their experience with our management teams.
A competitive edge 25+ years in the making
Originating in 1997, Wind Point’s EAP program encapsulates the formalized manner in which we align and collaborate with the best operating talent in our industries.
Wind Point EAPs are involved in every investment, from start to finish. Every Wind Point company has an EAP serve as Board Chair, and there are often multiple EAPs serving as Directors. We believe formalized EAP involvement provides tremendous strategic and governance benefits to our companies.
EAPs regularly add value across our investments in very tangible ways, and do so while developing long-lasting relationships with the business owners, management teams and executives with whom we partner.
Note: The Firm’s connectivity to S&P 500 companies is measured through an executive survey of Executive Advisor Partners (EAP) and Chief Executive Pipeline (CEP) members completed in October 2022. The S&P 500 sectors referenced above include Business Services, Consumer Products and Industrial Products. Accessibility is defined as the capability to connect directly with one or more corporate executives at these S&P 500 companies and is subject to change.
Tony Anderson
Former Chair and Midwest Managing Partner, Ernst & Young
Dave Beré
Former Chair and Chief Executive Officer, Nonni’s (former Wind Point portfolio company)
Anders Berggren
Former Sector Chief Executive Officer, Marmon Group; Senior Vice President, Husqvarna Group
Farrukh Bezar
Former Senior Vice President & Chief Strategy Officer, CSX
Stan Bikulege
Chair and Chief Executive Officer; Novolex (former Wind Point portfolio company)
Bob Black
Former Group President, Kimberly-Clark International
Randall Boyd
Former Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer, Guckenheimer Food Services
Guy Broadbent
President, Vector Advisors LLC; Former Chief Executive Officer, Argotec (former Wind Point portfolio company); Former President and Chief Executive Officer, Xcellerex
Bruce Carbonari
Former Chair and Chief Executive Officer, Fortune Brands
Court Carruthers
President and Chief Executive Officer, TricorBraun; Director, Ryerson Holding; Former Group President, Americas Grainger
Bob Chauvin
Former President, Tyco SimplexGrinnell
Charlie Crew
Former President and Chief Executive Officer, SABIC Innovative Plastics
Arnold Donald
Former President and Chief Executive Officer, Carnival Corporation
Katie Doyle
Former Chief Executive Officer, Swanson Health; Former SVP and Corporate Officer, Abbott Laboratories
Ted Dysart
Managing Director, Russell Reynolds Associates
Jamie Egasti
Former Chief Executive Officer, Catalina; Former Chief Executive Officer, Folgers Coffee Company
Carol Eicher
Former President and Chief Executive Officer, Innocor, Inc.; Former President Coatings and Construction, Dow Chemical
Luis Fernandez-Moreno
Former Senior Vice President & President, Chemical Group, Ashland
Mike Fitzpatrick
Former Director, President and Chief Operating Officer, Rohm & Haas; Former Chief Executive Officer and Chair, Citadel Plastics (former Wind Point portfolio company)
Andee Harris
Chief Executive Officer, Challenger; Former President and Chief Executive Officer, Kazoo
Steve Hochhauser
Former Chair and Chief Executive Officer, Johns Manville
Mark Holden
Former Owner and Chief Executive Officer, Quantix (fka A&R Logistics)
Chris Hornung
Co-Founder, Sturbridge Capital; Former Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Pacific Cycle (former Wind Point portfolio company)
John Howe
Former Chief Executive Officer, Compana Pet Brands
Mike Huff
Co-Chairman and Former Chief Executive Officer, Ascensus Specialties (Wind Point portfolio company); Former Chief Executive Officer & Chief Operating Officer, Citadel Plastics (former Wind Point portfolio company); Vice President, Global Reinforcements, Johns Manville.
Darrell Hughes
Chief Executive Officer, Aurora Plastics (former Wind Point portfolio company); Former General Manager, Materials North America, Avery Dennison
Rob King
Former Chief Executive Officer, Cytosport Inc.; Former Executive Vice President and President – North America, Pepsi Bottling
Pat Larmon
Former President and Chief Executive Officer, Bunzl North America, Inc.
Tracy Leinbach
Former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Ryder System, Inc.
Rick Lenny
Director, Illinois Tool Works; Non-Executive Chair, Conagra Brands; Former Chair and Chief Executive Officer, The Hershey Company
Joe Messner
Former Chief Executive Officer, Petmate (former Wind Point portfolio company)
Greg Muldoon
Chair, STG Logistics (Wind Point portfolio company); Former Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Browning-Ferris Industries; Former Chief Executive Officer, AIR-Serv Holdings (former Wind Point portfolio company)
Becky O’Grady
Former President, Haagen-Dazs, International Marketing and Consumer Insights, General Mills
John Rice
Former President of the Americas, Unilever
Matthew Shattock
Former Chair and Chief Executive Officer, Beam Suntory Inc
Steven Stanbrook
Former Chief Operating Officer, International, S.C. Johnson
Craig Stinson
Former Chair and Chief Executive Officer, Breeze Industrial Products (former Wind Point portfolio company)
Victor Swint
Chief Executive Officer, Formulated Solutions; Former President and Chief Executive Officer, Tecomet; Former President and Chief Executive Officer, Interface Performance Materials (former Wind Point portfolio company)
Alice Tillett
Former Chief Executive Officer, Petmate (former Wind Point portfolio company)