Board Participation
The firm works with investors who want a strong operating presence on a portfolio company's board. In these situations, one of RSK's partners will take a board seat.
Participation at the board level by one of the firm's partners ensures critical focus on key strategic and operating issues.
Prior to accepting an invitation to join a company's board of directors, RSK performs a Situation Analysis to assess whether it can, in fact, provide value to the company by taking a board seat.
Other Value Creation Services
RSK provides a wide range of solutions to meet the complex needs of under performing companies. Solutions are specifically tailored to each situation.
For investors, the solutions we provide include:
- Guiding a company's CEO through the execution of turnaround plan.
- Taking day-to-day control of the company as the interim or turnaround CEO.
- Operations assessment of portfolio companies or target acquisitions. Situation Analysis
For management, the solutions we provide include:
- One-on-One coaching for CEOs and senior executives.
- Key-Performance-Indicators and train senior managers how to use them.
- Operations-based cash flow systems geared specifically for the client's business.
- Sales programs and processes specifically geared to drive growth.
- Improving gross margins in manufacturing and service businesses.
- Debt restructuring and creditor negotiations.
- Strategic and organizational development.
Principals
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Sam Khoury (Founder)
As the founder of the firm, Sam has spent the last 20 years turning around distressed companies, including numerous technology driven companies. Sam is a graduate of the University of Southern California and Loyola Law School, and a non-active member of the California Bar.
Bob Davis
With 20+ years of experience, Bob began his career with Price Waterhouse. Bob has been involved in turnarounds with annual revenues ranging from zero to $450 million. Bob is a graduate from the University of Southern California.
Jim Wigginton
Over a career spanning 38 years, Jim has assisted more than 100 under-performing companies and companies in turnaround situations in a wide variety of industries. Jim had acquired, improved and sold a dozen operating companies in the automotive, packaging, industrial service and technology industries.
Lyle Anderson
Lyle has over 25 years of experience and has performed due diligence, business performance analysis, business plan feasibility assessment, multi-faceted financial analysis, pre-public market and stand alone valuation opinions and other financial reviews on over 500 different businesses in a wide variety of industries, companies and circumstances.
Steve Carnevale
Steve has worked for 15+ years in venture capital and private equity investing, working in critical areas of strategy development and governance for emerging companies.
