COSMO SPECIALTY FIBERS - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Chairman
- Managing Director at Glendon Partners
Andrew Freedman, the Managing Director at Glendon Partners, is responsible for portfolio company financial oversight and controls, as well as leading financial due-diligence activities. Prior to joining Glendon, Mr. Freedman was CFO of the Learning Company, a pre-GCP I portfolio company, where he helped lead a successful turnaround and sale of the company. Mr. Freedman held various financial management roles at the Learning Company, Broderbund and Mindscape from 1994 to 2002. From 1988 to 1994, Mr. Freedman held various financial management positions at Paramount Communications. Prior to 1988, Mr. Freedman spent four years in public accounting. Mr. Freedman serves on the Board of Directors of Lineage/Vincotech. Mr. Freedman earned a B.S. in Finance and Accounting from the State University of New York at Binghamton.
Job Titles:
- Safety and Health Manager
Job Titles:
- Managing Director of Mergers and Acquisitions at the Gores Group
Edward Johnson, Managing Director of Mergers and Acquisitions at the Gores Group, is responsible for leading the execution and negotiation of Gores acquisitions and divestitures in the healthcare and industrial sector. Prior to joining Gores, Mr. Johnson was a Managing Director and Investment Committee member of DLJ Merchant Banking Partners III and IV, and DLJ Growth Capital Partners I. Prior to joining DLJ, Mr. Johnson worked for E.M Warburg Pincus & Co, LLC., The Boston Consulting Group, and Chevron Corporation. Mr. Johnson currently serves on the Board of Directors of Therakos. Previously, Mr. Johnson served on additional Boards of Directors during his 17 years in private equity, including Wastequip, CRC HealthCare, and most recently Landis and Gyr. Mr. Johnson has a Bachelor of Engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology and a Master of Business Administration from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.
Eric joined Cosmo Specialty Fibers in January 2021 from Rockshield Engineered Wood Products, where he served as President. Prior to Rockshield, Eric was CFO at Wood Resources. He also worked as Controller for Olympic Panel, and in a variety of financial roles at Simpson Paper Company. Eric earned his BA in Finance from Pacific Lutheran University.
Job Titles:
- Chairman of the Board of Thought Industries
- Managing Director of Operations
John Danner, Managing Director of Operations and the Gores Group, is responsible for portfolio company oversight as well as leading operational due diligence efforts for the firm's Industrial investments. Prior to joining Gores, Mr. Danner led the turnaround of America's oldest wind turbine company as President and Chief Executive Officer of Northern Power Systems (TSX: NPS). Prior to joining NPS, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of a venture capital-backed biotechnology manufacturing company. Previously, Mr. Danner served for six years at PerkinElmer, Inc. (NYSE: PKI) where he held numerous executive leadership positions, helping transform the company from a broadly diversified defense contractor to a global leader in life sciences, and ultimately running the $450M life science tools group. Earlier in his career, Mr. Danner was a management consultant with McKinsey & Company and an officer in the U.S. Navy's nuclear submarine force.
Mr. Danner is currently Chairman of the Board of Thought Industries, a consumer learning company. Mr. Danner earned a B.S. with distinction in mechanical engineering from Cornell University, and an M.B.A. with distinction from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
Job Titles:
- Director of Strategic Initiatives
With over 40 years' experience in the forest industry, Davis comes to Cosmo Specialty Fibers from Rayonier at Fernandina Beach, Florida where he was Director of Business Development. While at Rayonier, Davis started as Manager, Wood Procurement Support, progressing through to Manager of Land Marketing and Sales, and Director, Eastern Forest Resources. Prior to joining Rayonier, Davis held various positions at Champion International and then International Paper. Larry Davis holds an MS in Forest Economics from Mississippi State University and a BS in Forestry from Louisiana Tech University.
Prior to joining the Board of Directors, Michael W. Entz served as Chief Executive Officer at Cosmo Specialty Fibers from 2010 until his retirement in December 2018. Prior to that Mr. Entz was Mill Manager at NewPage Escanaba from April 2018. He joined NewPage Corporation in November 2006 as Mill Manager for NewPage Corporation's Wickliffe, Kentucky, operations. Prior to that, he was Plant and General Manager at Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation mills in Hodge, Louisiana, and has worked at Smurfit-Stone's Fernandina Beach, Florida, mill as Employee Relations Manger, and it's West Point-Pepperell mill in Lindale, Georgia, as Director of Employee Relations. Mr. Entz holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Auburn University, in Auburn, Alabama.
Job Titles:
- Chief Executive Officer
- Chief Executive Officer, Cosmo Specialty Fibers Inc.
Prior to joining Cosmo Specialty Fibers, Nicholas B. Dottino was an executive in the non-discretionary consumer products, paper, packaging, and point of purchase sectors in North America, Asia, and Europe working with Weyerhaeuser, Southern Container Corp, RockTenn (today known as WestRock), and a privately-held consumer products company. He has served as a Director and the Boards of numerous private companies, as well as industry and charitable organizations, both domestically and internationally.