Richard Baum Bio

Mr. Baum joined TPE in 2005. He participates in sourcing, evaluating and executing new investments as well as monitoring existing investments and managing portfolio company divestitures. Mr. Baum focuses on manufacturing and industrial investment opportunities with an emphasis on deploying continuous improvement and lean manufacturing techniques and strategies. He currently is a member of the Board of Directors of BG Staffing, Hobbs Bonded Fiber, National Molding, World Product Solutions, Simkar and Unique Fabricating. Prior to joining TPE, he led a group that purchased a private equity portfolio from Transamerica and continues to monitor the remaining portfolio investments. From 1998 to 2003, Mr. Baum was a Managing Director in the small business merger and acquisition practice of Wachovia Securities and its predecessor, First Union Securities. He received a Bachelor’s degree from Drexel University and an MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.