Western Capital Resources Inc
Officers & Directors
John Quandahl, the Company’s Chief Executive and Operating Officer, currently
also serves as the President of Wyoming Financial Lenders, Inc., a position he
has held since 2007. Mr. Quandahl served as the Company’s Interim Chief
Financial Officer from January 1, 2008 to May 10, 2011. From 2005 until joining
Wyoming Financial Lenders, Mr. Quandahl was the President of Houlton Enterprises,
Inc., and prior to that served as that corporation’s Chief Operating Officer
from 1999 until 2004. During his tenure at Wyoming Financial Lenders and Houlton
Enterprises, Mr. Quandahl and the respective employers were based in Omaha, Nebraska.
Mr. Quandahl was the controller as Silverstone Group, Inc., from 1993 until 1998,
and before that began his career at the Nebraska Department of Revenue as a tax
auditor in 1989. Mr. Quandahl is a certified public accountant (inactive) and
earned a degree in accounting from the University of Nebraska - Lincoln. Mr. Quandahl
served as Chief Operating Officer of Wyoming Financial Lenders prior to its merger
with the Company has continued to serve as our Chief Operating Officer since that
time. Effective January 1, 2009, Mr. Quandahl was appointed as our Chief Executive
Officer and until May 2011, our interim Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Quandahl
was appointed to the Board of Directors on March 9, 2009.
Steve Irlbeck was appointed the Company’s Chief Financial Officer in May
2011. Mr. Irlbeck joined the Company in January 2009 as the Company’s Senior
Director of Accounting. From 1995 until 2008, Mr. Irlbeck was employed at Lutz
& Company, PC, a public accounting and consulting firm in Omaha, Nebraska
where he was a tax partner. Mr. Irlbeck is a certified public accountant (inactive)
and earned a degree in accounting from Creighton University.
Angel Donchev joined the Company as its Chief Investment Officer in February 2015.
From 2005 until February 2015, Mr. Donchev was employed by Blackstreet Capital
Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company principally engaged in the
management of private investments. Prior to Blackstreet, Mr. Donchev worked as
a generalist in the Corporate Finance division of Stephens Inc., a middle market
investment bank. Mr. Donchev has served as a director of AlphaGraphics, Inc. since
February 2012, and currently also serves as a director of Swift Spinning, Inc.
(a private company). Mr. Donchev was previously a director of the Company from
March 31, 2010 until he resigned on October 1, 2014. Mr. Donchev has been involved
in control buyouts of lower middle market companies with combined revenues in
excess of $700 million over the past ten years. Mr. Donchev is a Harvard Business
School alumnus and has a BBA in Business Honors and Finance from the McCombs School
of Business at the University of Texas at Austin.
Lawrence Berger was appointed to the Board of Directors on October 1, 2014 at
the direction of BC Alpha Holdings I, consistent with certain director-appointment
rights granted to that company in the AlphaGraphics Merger Agreement.
Mr. Berger served as the Managing Director of Investments for Blackstreet Capital
Management, LLC since 2006. Prior to joining Western Capital’s board, Mr.
Berger participated in private equity investments in excess of $200 million of
equity while working for The Washington Post Company from 1997 to 2000, Watergate
Holdings from 2002 to 2003, and Ames Watson Capital, LLC from 2003 to 2006. In
addition, from 1994 to 1996, Mr. Berger worked as an associate at Boston Consulting
Group. Currently, Mr. Berger is Chairman of the Board of Distinctive Apparel,
Inc. and serves on the Board of Directors of Pasta Pomodoro, Inc., and Bijoux
Nouveau, Inc. Mr. Berger received a Bachelor of Science in Economics degree in
1994 from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a Master of
Business Administration in 2000 from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania,
where he was also a Price Fellow. Mr. Berger serves as Chairman of the Board.
Richard Miller is an independent business consultant. Previously, Mr. Miller was
Chief Executive Officer of Pirelli Tire North America, a $120 million tire manufacturer,
and Chief Executive Officer of Dunn Tire Corporation, a $25 million regional tire
retailer. Prior experience also includes senior operating positions with Dunlop
Tire. Mr. Miller has served as Executive Chairman of True Home Value, Inc., and
currently serves as Chairman of Swisher, Inc. ' a private company to which Blackstreet
Capital Management, LLC provides management and advisory services. Mr. Miller
is a decorated former Marine Captain and holds a BA from Chapman College in California.
Mr. Miller previously served as our Chairman of the Board.
Ellery Roberts was appointed by the Board of Directors to serve as a director
on May 10, 2010. Mr. Roberts brings over 18 years of private equity investing
experience to our company. Mr. Roberts has been the Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer of 1847 Holdings LLC since its inception on January 22, 2013. Prior to
the formation of 1847 Holdings LLC, Mr. Roberts served as the managing member
of The 1847 Companies LLC, a buyer and operator of two lower-middle market businesses
recapitalized in 2012. Prior to The 1847 Companies, LLC, Mr. Roberts was the co-founder
and was co-managing principal from October 2009 to June 2011 of RW Capital Partners
LLC, the recipient of a “Green Light” letter from the U.S. Small Business
Administration (SBA). Mr. Roberts was a founding member of Parallel Investment
Partners, LP (formerly SKM Growth Investors, LP), or Parallel, a Dallas-based
private equity fund focused on re-capitalizations, buyouts and growth capital
investments in lower middle market companies throughout the United States. During
his tenure at Parallel, Mr. Roberts held the position of Managing Director from
January 2004 to September 2009, Vice President from January 2003 to December 2003
and Senior Associate from January 2000 to December 2002. Mr. Roberts was responsible
for approximately $400 million in invested capital across two funds. Also during
his tenure with Parallel, Mr. Roberts sat on the boards of Environmental Lighting
Concepts, Hat World Corporation, Senex Financial Corporation, Builders TradeSource
Corporation, Action Sports, Weisman Discount Home Centers, Winnercom, Mealey’s
Furniture, Regional Management Corporation, Marmalade Cafes, and Diesel Service
and Supply (all of which are private companies). Prior to Parallel, Mr. Roberts
was a Vice President with Lazard Group LLC (NYSE: LAZ), or Lazard, from July 1997
to December 2000. While at Lazard, he focused on and also gained experience in
the home building, health care, retail, industrial and lodging sectors. Prior
to joining Lazard in 1997, Mr. Roberts was a Senior Financial Analyst with Colony
Capital, Inc. from July 1995 to June 1996, where he analyzed and executed transactions
for Colony Investors II, L.P., a $625 million private equity fund. Prior to that,
he was a Financial Analyst with the Corporate Finance Division of Smith Barney
Inc. (now known as Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC) from January 1994 to June
1995 where he participated in a wide variety of investment banking activities.
During his career Mr. Roberts has been directly involved with over $3.0 billion
in direct private equity investments. Mr. Roberts received his B.A. degree in
English from Stanford University.
Kevin Kuby was appointed to the Board of Directors on July 1, 2015 at the direction
of BC Alpha Holdings I, consistent with certain director-appointment rights granted
to that company in the AlphaGraphics Merger Agreement. Mr. Kuby is and has been
since 2012 a Managing Director in Restructuring at Blackstreet Capital Management,
LLC. Mr. Kuby has worked in the turnaround and restructuring industry for over
17 years. He has worked across a wide variety of industries developing and implementing
restructuring strategies for financially distressed clients. Prior to joining
Blackstreet Capital, from 2008 to 2012, Mr. Kuby worked for Alvarez & Marsal
in their restructuring practice, where he held various positions including Managing
Director. Mr. Kuby also previously worked for FTI Consulting from 2002 to 2008,
most recently as Senior Managing Director, and for PricewaterhouseCoopers in their
business restructuring practice from 1998 to 2002, most recently as Director.
Mr. Kuby received an MBA from the University of Chicago and a B.A. in Economics
from the University of Illinois – Urbana / Champaign.
Western Capital Resources Inc currently has 660 employees.
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