Highlander Partners
Michael engages as an operating executive and leader in our portfolio companies, with an emphasis that includes consumer products, food service/hospitality, ingredients and food/beverage. He works closely with portfolio company management teams to develop and execute strategic plans, with the objective of improving top/bottom line growth and cash flow through the use of various levers. He also plays a key role in sourcing and analyzing potential opportunities across these categories.
Michael joined Highlander in 2019 and was a senior executive at Pinnacle Foods until it was sold in 2018. Prior to Pinnacle, he worked in several roles focusing on procurement, supply chain, and commodity risk management at Kraft & KraftHeinz, Ahold and M&M Mars. He started his business career as a commodity trader-working for both Cargill and Louis Dreyfus. Michael is a former US Army Artillery Officer.
Michael earned an M.B.A. from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, and a B.A. in Economics from the University of Florida.
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Highlander Partners
Highlander Partners is a private investment firm making direct private equity and mezzanine investments throughout North America and Central Europe. They comprise both investment and operational professionals with significant career accomplishments. Highlander Partners differs from a typical private equity firm in that they manage their own capital and do not have limited partners whose varying interests can weigh on the investment process.