Vopne Capital Team

Prior to founding Vopne, Jim was a Principal at Tinicum Capital Partners, a $1.5 billion private investment fund. At Tinicum, Jim made investments in manufacturing, industrial, aerospace and business services companies. He was actively involved in portfolio company operations serving in interim senior management roles including CFO of Plano Molding, COO of Enesco, and senior advisor to Hallmark Data Systems. Jim’s prior experience includes senior executive management positions including: VP of Sales, Strategy & Business Development at FEI Women’s Health (acquired by Barr Laboratories), VP of Sales & Marketing at ShareBuilder (acquired by ING Direct) and Director of Operations at ADAC Laboratories RTP division (acquired by Philips). Jim was a strategy consultant at Bain & Company and, prior to that, an investment banking analyst. Jim currently serves on the boards of Vopne portfolio companies ColorCoat, Coronado Manufacturing, Dolphin Machine, and RatPac Controls. Jim previously served on the boards of former Vopne portfolio companies Vacutech, Star Seismic, Phoenix