Bio

Jim is a 20 year veteran of the investment banking and private equity business. Prior to Lenox, from 1998 to 2002, Jim was a Senior Vice President and co-head of the Basic Industries Group at Legacy Securities Corp., a middle market investment banking boutique. Jim was responsible for sourcing, executing and closing merger and acquisition and capital raising transactions. From 1995 to 1998, he was a Senior Consultant in Corporate Finance at Deloitte & Touche LLP where he completed over 20 merger and acquisition and capital raising transactions. From 1994 to 1995 he was Vice President of Eco-Pak Corporation where he assisted in the commercialization of a paperboard packaging concept in the beverage industry. From 1989 to 1994, Jim was Vice President of Mergers & Acquisitions at Westpac Banking Corporation where he initiated and executed merger and acquisition transactions for U.S. companies in the Pacific Rim. From 1987 to 1989, Jim was a Senior Financial Analyst at First American National Bank. Jim is a member of the Board of Directors (Treasurer) of Pathways Community Network, Inc., which provides Internet-based connectivity to Atlanta Social Service Agencies; member of the Advisory Board of Montgomery Bell Academy (Nashville, TN); former Executive Committee member (President) of Community Consulting Teams, an organization providing management and financial consulting to Atlanta area not-for-profits on a pro-bono basis; and former Board Member (Treasurer) of Samaritan House, an Atlanta-based organization for the homeless.