MANAGEMENT TEAM
   
John Garel
John is a founding Member and Senior Managing Director of Envest and serves as a member of the Envest I and Envest II Investment Committees. Prior to joining Envest in 2000, John served as President & CEO of The Leisure Company, a subsidiary of America West Holdings Corporation. With America West Holdings Corporation, John oversaw the strategic and operational activities of this $400 million distributor of leisure travel. John previously was America West's Senior Vice President, Marketing & Sales. Prior to joining America West, John served as CEO of Cadmus Journal Services, a scientific, technical and medical database information, integration and printing concern. John's previous experience includes 12 years in various financial, operations and marketing positions at Northwest and American Airlines. John has a MBA from Southern Methodist and a BA, Economics, from Tulane University.
David
Kaufman
David is a founding Member and Senior Managing Director of Envest and serves as a member of the Envest I and Envest II Investment Committees. David previously served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Vacation Store, which he co-founded in 1994 and grew into a leading national distributor of leisure travel before its sale in late 1998. From 1987 to 1994, David was employed with Cunard Line Ltd., where he started as Staff Vice President, Finance, and rose to be Senior Vice President, Business Groups, responsible for leading Cunard's cruise business operations. David started his career with IBM, serving for 7 years in various financial management positions. David has a MBA from the University of Michigan, focusing on investments and graduating in the top 10% of his class. David also has a BBA degree from Emory University, Dean's List.
Kevin
Wilson
Kevin is a Managing Director
of Envest and serves as a member of the Envest I and Envest II Investment
Committees. Kevin has a strong background in strategic consulting,
corporate executive leadership, successful entrepreneurship and
private equity management. Kevin began his career as a consultant
at Bain & Company; co-founded Benny's Bagels, a successful chain
of 28 stores; served as CEO of South African Airway's Technical;
and before joining Envest was Senior Managing Director of Discovery
Americas I, a $50 million private equity fund based in Mexico City,
Mexico. He holds a business degree from the University of
Western Ontario.
Barclay McFadden IV
Barclay
is the Vice President of Analysis for Envest. His responsibilities
include business plan review, due diligence on potential investments,
and analytical support. Barclay began his career as Director
of Operations and Finance at Code Corporation, a 2D barcode scanner
manufacturer in Draper, UT. During his MBA program, Barclay
worked as a strategy consultant for Hemosonics, a medical device
startup utilizing sonorheometry technology, and the Coulter Foundation,
UVA's medical incubator. Barclay most recently worked as an
Associate in the acquisitions department at Dominion Enterprises,
a media conglomerate with a portfolio of companies in the specialty
vehicle, real estate, employment, travel and editorial verticals.
Barclay received a BA in Economics from Davidson College, and an
MBA from the Darden Graduate School of Business Administration.
Kelly McCarthy
Kelly is the Administrative
Manager responsible for office management, accounting and investor
relations. Prior to joining Envest, Kelly was an Administrative
Coordinator at Columbia Artists Management in New York City. She
began her career with the Virginia Arts Festival in Norfolk, VA
serving as Development Coordinator/Grant Writer and Assistant Producer
of the Virginia International Tattoo. Kelly received her Music
Business degree from James Madison University.
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