Managing Director
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Eric Wiklendt is a Managing Director with Speyside Equity. He is responsible for sourcing, executing, overseeing, and exiting investments. He also leads portco optimization efforts and firm process improvement initiatives. He is a current or past board member at several of our portfolio companies. Previously, Eric was President and CEO of Kelix Heat Transfer Systems, a manufacturing firm focused on the geothermal HVAC space. He also held progressive roles at Eaton Corporation and Hilti Corporation, including completing mergers and acquisitions, opening an automotive plant in Mexico, running a seventy-person marketing department, and leading a sizeable industrial salesforce. Eric is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame and holds an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
