William O. Inman, III

For thirty-five years, Mr. Inman has served as a trusted advisor to public and private companies throughout the U.S. He has personally initiated, negotiated, and closed hundreds of transactions ranging in value from $5-$700 Million. His clients have included some of America’s most prominent family businesses in food and beverage, healthcare and medical device, information systems, retail, wholesale, distribution, manufacturing, construction, food service, logistics, and personal service industries. He has served as a speaker for numerous trade, academic and executive groups on the subjects of mergers, acquisitions, strategic and family business planning and growing shareholder value.

Mr. Inman began his career as a CPA with a regional public accounting firm. His previous investment banking experience includes CEO of a boutique merger and acquisition firm and Managing Partner of a practice group for an international investment banking firm. He founded The Inman Company in 1995 in Jacksonville, Florida and opened an Atlanta office in 1999.

Mr. Inman has been featured in the Atlanta Business Chronicle, the Florida Times Union, and the Jacksonville Business Journal. His articles have been published in Florida CEO. He is a thirty-year member of Rotary International and an nineteen-year member of Vistage, an international organization for CEOs. He has served on the Board of Directors of several companies and is a founder of Springboard Capital, an early-stage Private Equity Fund.

Mr. Inman attended the Georgia Institute of Technology and received a BBA in Accounting from Georgia State University in 1972.

John Runningen

Mr. Runningen has twenty-five years of entrepreneurial and investment banking experience. He has conducted 80 separate investment banking and M&A transactions for 44 companies with an aggregate value of $18.6 billion. He has served clients in the IT, Healthcare, Telecommunications and Manufacturing industries. Previously, he served as a Senior Vice President, Investor Relations at WebMD where he managed the company's Wall Street research and investment banking relationships. He has also served as a partner with a $250 million venture fund and as a Senior Healthcare Analyst with several international investment banks. Mr. Runningen was also a founder, CFO and a Director of QualiCorp, Inc., an owner and operator of medical office buildings (MOB) and nursing homes.

Mr. Runningen received his BA degree, magna cum laude, from Luther College. He earned his MBA degree in Finance and Marketing, magna cum laude, from the Freeman School of Business at Tulane University. He holds Series7 and 63 security licenses.

Dave Simon

With a career of more than thirty years, Mr. Simon has been an entrepreneur, investment banker with a regional Investment Banking firm and founder of his own firm. Prior to his banking career he conceived, managed and sold two restaurants. Recently, he was the majority owner and Supervising Principal of a full service retail broker-dealer.

Mr. Simon specializes in the areas of Corporate Finance and M & A transactions and has been directly responsible for more than 70 completed transactions including the sale of private companies, capital placements and complex debt financings. Mr. Simon graduated with a B.A. degree from Miami University (Oxford, Ohio). He holds Series 7 and 63 security licenses.

Joe Briner

Mr. Briner has twenty-five years of experience as senior financial services executive in privately-held and public banks including the role of CEO. He has managed, negotiated, or originated over $3 billion in traditional bank financing and has participated in raising several hundred million dollars in equity and other financing. In his career, he has worked with hundreds of businesses as diverse as automotive, technology, manufacturing, distributing, primary metals, financial services, venture capital, hedge funds, retail, professional services, non-profits, and real estate to establish effective financial structures for their enterprises. Much of his recent work has focused on developing accurate assessments of businesses accompanied with step-by-step business recovery plans that enable businesses and their capital providers to maximize enterprise.

Mr. Briner served as President, CEO, and director of Alpha Bank & Trust from 2005-2008. As the bank’s founder, he led the regulatory approval process and the record setting capital raise of $35 million. Previously, he was the Market Executive for Bank of America’s Private Bank in Georgia, managing 100 employees and leading the turnaround of a multi-year revenue slide. In prior roles, Mr. Briner worked with a wide variety of enterprises and individuals to create dynamic financial solutions. For several years, he served as a commercial lender working mostly with privately-held businesses with revenue of $2-200 million.

Mr. Briner holds a MBA from the Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University, and a BA from Denison University. He is a Certified Financial Planner, FINRA principal, registered representative, and holds Series 4, 7, 24, 53, 63, 66 security licenses.

Marie-Jose Labaye, Ph.D.

Dr. Labaye brings over twenty years of international and senior executive experience in both operations and finance across a wide range of industries including technology, pharmaceuticals, consumer products, process equipment, aluminum power cable, automotive products and packaging for the cosmetics industry. She has worked with companies ranging from $1 billion to $24.8 billion and has performed successful turnarounds in the United States, Europe, Asia, China, and Japan. She was the General Manager of Ventures Business and Vice President of Strategic Planning & Business Development for a $1.2 billion sector of a $24.8 billion consumer products organization. Dr. Labaye also has extensive experience as Controller and Vice President of Finance responsible for worldwide finance operations and was one the team members of the integration of a $4.3 billion acquisition. In addition, she has planned, implemented and managed a $240 million joint venture in the pharmaceutical industry and collaborated with sales and marketing in leading a project for a Consumer Division of Eastern/Central Europe involving complex contract negotiations for product launches.

Dr. Labaye holds a Ph.D. in International Business and Tax Law from Paris University in Paris, France. She also holds a Masters Degree in Business and Tax Law, Finance and Management, and Computer and Data Processing from Paris University. Dr. Labaye is also a Qualified Chartered Accountant. She is fluent in both English and French and holds dual U.S. and French citizenship.

Jeff Kilgore

Mr. Kilgore is a highly experienced executive in the areas of business workouts, corporate reorganizations, bankruptcy and general litigation support. He has frequently been called upon to testify as an expert witness in business disputes. Previously, he was CEO of Phoenix Steel Technologies, Inc. (“PST”), a Texas firm specializing in the design, engineering, fabrication and erection of residential steel structures. Earlier, he was Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Tri-Steel Structures, Inc. (“TSS”), an integrated manufacturer of steel frame homes and buildings.

A Certified Public Accountant, Mr. Kilgore is a summa cum laude graduate of the School of Accountancy at Georgia State University. For several years, he was associated with the international accounting firm of Ernst & Young where he founded the Bankruptcy and Litigation Support practice group and served as a Senior Manager for a variety of clients.

Philip N. Becton
Senior Advisor

Phil Becton has more than 30 years of experience in the securities industry. He began his investment career in New York City, and served as Branch Manager of the Lehman Brothers office in Atlanta. He is a past director of the Georgia Securities Dealers Association.

Mr. Becton has significant experience in the formulation and private placement of securities. He has been President and sole shareholder of P.N.B. Petroleum Corporation, a company that has served as corporate general partner for 11 oil and gas limited partnerships and Managing Member for 19 Caledonian Energy Auction programs.

He received his A.B. from Princeton University and served as a Flight Officer in the United States Navy. He has held Series 7, 63 and 24 security licenses.

Walter Bussells
Senior Advisor

Mr. Bussells is a former CEO of the municipal owned Jacksonville Electric Authority where he led strategy development and execution for the $ 1.5 billion utility. He also has served as Managing Director for Ergon Capital where he led investment research in the utility, energy, transportation and retailing industries. He currently is Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Jacksonville based Green Pointe Holdings. Very active in the Jacksonville Community, Walter also has served as Chairman of the United Way of Northeast Florida and is a recipient of the University of North Florida Business School’s Distinguished Alumni Prime Osborne Award. He received a B.S. in accounting from UNF in 1973.

James Collins

Mr. Collins has over 13 years of experience and has been a technology consultant for both the private and public sectors performing research and analysis, project management, and client support services. He began his career with Deloitte and Touche Tax Technologies in tax software application design, and later pursued a career with the U.S Department of State where he gained experience as an IT professional. He is a Cum Laude graduate of the Loyola University of Chicago Business Administration and has a Masters in Computer Science from the University of Chicago.

Tom Underwood

Mr. Underwood is a seasoned entrepreneur with a thirty-five year track record of success and cross-industry expertise in senior management, operations, sales and marketing, business development, M&A, and strategic planning. During his career, he has directed the start-up of eight companies including three holding companies formed to acquire six operating companies. Most recently, he was the owner of a $30 million underground utility contractor.

He is a licensed real estate and business intermediary in the State of Florida.

Michael Jensen

Mr. Jensen has experience with a major international investment firm where he developed complex valuation models and conducted research and technical analysis. He is a Cum Laude graduate of the Warrington College of Business Administration at the University of Florida.

Dawne McCain

Dawne McCain has over twenty years of executive experience and serves as a Managing Director coordinating Marketing, Business Development, Client Relations, and Project Management. Previously, she held similar positions with Delta Air Lines and WORLDSPAN.

John Rudolf

John Rudolf has many years experience as a senior sales and marketing Manager/strategist. He has served with such organizations as IBM, Lotus, McAfee, CompuCom Systems, and FrontRange. John has a Baccalaureate degree in Philosophy/Theology and English, and a Masters in English.

James Inman

James Inman has several years experience in Marketing, Commercial Real Estate Sales and Client relations. He is a graduate of The Bolles School and received a BS in Marketing from the University of Mississippi. He holds a Florida real estate license.