Our Expert Team
Dave Willetts
Managing Partner
David is a hands-on operating executive who has served in multiple CEO, CFO and board roles at both public and private companies. He has extensive experience helping companies rapidly improve operational, commercial and financial performance in time-compressed situations...
Michael Neyrey
Managing Partner
Michael has held multiple private CFO roles and brings deep operating and GM-equivalent experience in both the public and private sectors. His expertise includes rebuilding entire finance teams, building KPIs, managing low-liquidity situations, and leading M&A processes...
Steve Burns
Managing Director
Steve has held multiple CEO and COO roles and brings deep operating and divisional GM experience in both the public and private sectors. He is an executive who uses deep experience in P/L leadership, organizational development and lean continuous improvement methodologies...
Pinakin Bhise
Chad Boucher
Chad is a Transformation Executive and Trusted Advisor who has built a career revitalizing and turning around manufacturing, supply chain, and inventory management processes and organizations. Whether leading cross-functional teams in delivering multimillion-dollar engagements or value stream optimization...
Elmar Chakhtakhtinski
Elmar is a proactive FP&A and Analytics leader with 28 years of experience driving financial performance, operational efficiency, and data-driven decision-making. He brings deep expertise across Finance, Revenue Growth Management, Supply Chain...
Ed Ciechoski
Ed is a proven operations executive and transformational leader adept at driving growth, operational excellence, and profitability across diverse industries. He has spent 30 years helping companies improve operating performance and increase shareholder value by removing...
Neal Davis
Neal is a seasoned, hands-on financial strategist with over 15 years of experience helping companies improve performance and financial insights. He has worked in both B2B and B2C across industries including financial services, parking operations, real estate, construction, and healthcare...
Joachim Fricke
Joachim a hands-on Operations Executive with 40+ years of operational background in the automotive, electrical, industrial equipment and the pharmaceutical industry is recognized as a strategic thinker with strong analytical capabilities and focus on results...
Kris Graham
Kris is a seasoned operations executive with 20+ years of experience in distribution, logistics, and manufacturing, predominantly within complex, multi-facility environments. He has a demonstrated history of assessing existing supply chain structures and implementing end-to-end operational improvements...
Gregory Hatzenbuhler
Catherine Newman
Catherine Newman is a Senior Finance Leader and seasoned operator with extensive post-acquisition execution experience within the $20M–$100M revenue market. She specializes in institutionalizing scalable GAAP processes, fortifying internal controls, and accelerating financial reporting for private equity-backed and lower-middle-market organizations.
Margaret Njoroge
Margaret is a Finance leader with extensive experience in Accounting, Finance and Technology. She has over 20 years assisting organizations improve P&Ls. Leads through transformations, consolidations and integrations while ensuring transparent, accurate, timely...
Christine Nolan
Christine is a global supply chain professional with 15+ years of experience helping manufacturers improve inventory performance and production flow. She has led planning, inventory, and supply chain functions across Fortune 500 and private equity-backed companies, including Raytheon Technologies and Parker Hannifin, supporting operations with up to $1B in annual revenue.
Ron North
Ron is a procurement and supply chain executive with extensive experience in developing strategies, building teams, delivering results, and driving improvement. He is a strategic leader who uses his deep expertise with leveraging data and analytics, leading cross-functional teams...
John Peoples
John is a results-driven Business Analyst with over 25 years of experience in distribution, operations management, and enterprise systems implementation. He specializes in OracleR12, Oracle Fusion, and Oracle Analytics Cloud, with a strong track record of translating business requirements into scalable system solutions that improve operational efficiency, data visibility, and decision-making...
Matt Russell
Matt is a Global HR professional with 30+ years’ experience in family owned, public MNC and private equity businesses predominately in the Consumer Products/Industrial space. Demonstrated history of analyzing existing human resources, business functions and structures in concert with the development & implementation of improved end to end HR processes that align to the company’s business and cultural development.
Paul Thomas
Paul is a seasoned, hands-on Finance executive with over 25 years of leadership in finance, mainly within manufacturing and retail sectors. His background includes CFO and Corporate Controller roles in private equity, publicly traded, and founder-led companies. He has effectively guided organizations through consolidations, divestitures, integrations, and challenging liquidity situations....
Karen Willingham
Karen is a globally recognized transformation leader, celebrated for over four decades of success in elevating manufacturing, customer experience and commercial processes through operational excellence, strategic foresight, and people-centered innovation...
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W & N Partners powers lower and middle-market businesses across the U.S. with a team of expert operating executives and a functional experts. We assess, strategize and most importantly drive execution and ensure results delivery. Our mission is to deliver sustainable growth and profitability, ensuring long-term success for our clients.
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