The Team | Partners
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James P.
Schadt Senior Advisory
Partner |
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James Schadt is the former Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer of Reader's Digest Association, Inc. Mr. Schadt was most recently the
Executive Chairman and Acting CEO of Mercator Software, Inc. Prior to that,
he was General Partner of Dailey Capital Management and Senior Operating
Partner of Beacon Group, LLC. He is also the former President and Chief
Executive Officer of Cadbury Beverages Inc. |
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Frank
Palantoni Partner and CEO – OTC, Personal
Care and Household Products frank.palantoni@camelotequity.com |
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Former CEO and President of
Prestige Brands Holdings Inc. (NYSE: PBH), a leading personal care, OTC and
household products company. §
Former Worldwide CEO and President
of the Gerber Products Company, a division of Novartis Pharmaceuticals where
he generated record market share levels along with consistent sales and
profit increases. §
As President and CEO of Novartis’
Consumer Health Division, a multi-divisional unit with responsibility for OTC
pharmaceuticals, Medical Foods and Devices, and Gerber. Led the integration
efforts, which achieved significant cost synergies. §
The Danone Group, General Manager
of New Ventures. Led $300M growth mission to expand the Dannon brand across
multiple food and beverage categories. §
As CEO of Griffin’s Foods Limited,
led the turnaround of this $170M food company by rationalizing manufacturing
facilities, reducing headcount, introducing new products, and expanding
internationally through joint ventures. § Held several executive positions and led businesses for RJR Nabisco, Procter & Gamble Company. Education: Columbia
University – MBA Marketing/Finance, Tufts University – Bachelor of Science,
Harvard Executive Programs |
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Stephen R. Wilson Partner and
CEO Consumer Products tel 646-417-4934 |
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Has served in general management,
finance and planning capacities at major companies around the world for over
25 years. Experience includes turnarounds, strategic transactions, and
mergers and acquisitions. §
Former PepsiCo Inc., executive
where he served as CFO of Pepsi Cola USA, Frito-Lay International and
President of Frito-Lay Brazil. §
Former SVP and CFO and later
President of Cadbury Schweppes North America. §
Gained LBO experience at Kohlberg
Kravis Roberts sponsored RJR Nabisco as the Vice President of Corporate
Development and later Chief Financial Officer. §
Executive Vice President, Chief
Financial Officer and Chairman of the Operating Committee of The Reader’s
Digest Association. §
Finance Director and member of the
main Board of Reckitt & Colman, plc, where he engineered the merger with
Benckiser, NV. §
Chief Financial Officer of Welsh
Carson Anderson & Stowe portfolio company, Bridge Information Systems. §
Chair of the Audit Committee on the
Board of Newport News Shipbuilding, Inc., until its sale to Northrup Grumman.
He currently serves on the boards of several non-profit organizations. Education: Harvard
Business School – MBA. United States Naval Academy graduate. Served as a
Lieutenant in the United States Navy. |
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John C. Carson Partner and CEO – Global Beverages tel 561-901-6450 |
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Former President, CEO and Chairman of
several leading beverage companies including: Marbo, Inc., and Triarc
Beverages, both private equity backed corporations. §
Led the expansion of the Tampico
brand throughout new markets including Mexico and Brazil and the emerging
U.S. Hispanic and African American markets. §
Led the acquisition and integration
of Snapple Beverages as Chairman of Triarc Beverages (RC Cola). §
Expanded Triarc’s business
internationally by leading negotiations in China, Japan, Mexico, South
America, Russia and Poland. §
Sold the entire beverage portfolio
of Triarc to Cadbury Schweppes, generating a significant return for
investors. §
Former President of Cadbury
Schweppes North America where he led the expansion of the Schweppes brand
beyond mixers and into Adult Soft Drinks. §
Board Member of the National Soft
Drink Association and Director of Water Source Inc. |
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Rafael
Aparicio Founder and
Managing Director tel
203-656-3716 |
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Corporate experience as an
executive with Cadbury Schweppes, The Coca-Cola Company, IBM, Ernst &
Young and Gartner, Inc. During his career Rafael has: §
Led growth through acquisition, new
product introductions, market expansion, as well as alliances and joint
ventures §
Increased shareowner value by
delivering operational process improvements, leading multiple integration
teams and realizing cost reductions §
Led turnarounds through
divestitures, carve-outs and restructurings §
As a corporate development
executive, negotiated LBO and distressed transactions with private equity
sponsors §
Led corporate development, finance,
controllership and audit functions Education: New
York University/Stern MBA and CPA. |
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