Pillsman Partners Team

Chris has worked with lower middle-market owners and companies for his entire career in multiple capacities, industries and geographies. Prior to starting Pillsman Partners, LLC, Chris led corporate development and strategic finance at Curtis Instruments, a global designer and assembler of power management and industrial vehicle components, while participating in all aspects of company operations and strategy. At Curtis he led bank and investor relationships, oversaw acquisition development, and managed new partnerships. Chris also initiated several leadership development programs as part of a broader succession planning effort. Prior to Curtis, Chris worked in domestic private equity at Hamilton Robinson, focused on originating investments in and around industrial instrumentation and fluid control markets. Earlier in his career he worked in Latin American private equity, banking (credit and lending), and asset management for Baring Private Equity Partners, JP Morgan Chase, and Compass Group Chile. Chris's industry experience includes business services, highly engineered products and processes, light manufacturing, consumer products, and food. Mr. Eichmann earned an MBA from Columbia Business School in Finance and Management. He previously earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish from Lake Forest College.