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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