Ken Suslow is our Chief Executive Officer and the Chairman of our board of directors. Mr. Suslow is Founding Managing Partner at Sandbridge Capital, where he chairs the Investment Committee. Mr. Suslow has led Sandbridge Capital’s investments since its inception in 2013, including the majority buyout of Thom Browne, in which Sandbridge Capital fully divested its ownership position through a strategic sale to Ermenegildo Zegna Group. Mr. Suslow also led Sandbridge Capital’s investments in The RealReal, Farfetch and Youth To The People, among others. Prior to co-founding Sandbridge Capital, Mr. Suslow was Managing Director at The Strand Partners, the Los Angeles-based family office vehicle for William C. Powers, where Mr. Suslow advised and led investments in privately held consumer companies. Mr. Suslow serves on the boards of Sandbridge 1, Hydrow, Inc., Youth To The People, Peach & Lily, Inc., and ILIA, Inc., is a Board Advisor to Rossignol’s apparel division and is the former Chairman of Thom Browne. Mr. Suslow has a B.A. from Pomona College and an M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. We believe that Mr. Suslow’s significant experience managing a global consumer private equity fund, analyzing investments and advising companies in the consumer space make him well qualified to serve as a member of our board of directors.
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Richard Henry has served as our Chief Financial Officer since our inception. Mr. Henry is a Principal at Sandbridge Capital, where he is responsible for analyzing and executing new transactions. He is also active in monitoring the Sandbridge Consumer Funds’ existing portfolio investments. Prior to joining Sandbridge Capital, Mr. Henry was a Vice President with Credit Suisse in their Los Angeles and Asia coverage offices, where his responsibilities included originating, structuring and executing capital markets and M&A transactions. Previously, he was an analyst at Genesis Capital, an Atlanta-based investment and merchant banking firm. During his investment banking tenure, Mr. Henry executed a range of strategic transactions with a focus on the consumer sector. He currently serves on the boards of Sandbridge 1, Stio and BackJoy and is a board observer for Youth to the People Mr. Henry graduated from the University of Georgia with a B.B.A. in Finance.
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