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. He served for seven years as the CEO of The Ronin Group, a consulting firm focused on turnaround situations. Before that, Jim acquired, improved and sold a dozen operating companies in the automotive, packaging, industrial service and technology industries. He also spent a decade with Omnicare, Inc. (a $2.5 billion NYSE health care company) in various positions, culminating as Chief Operating Officer and Director of the company.
Jim earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Finance and a Masters of Business Administration degree with a concentration in Marketing from Eastern Michigan University. He has also completed the Executive Program at Stanford Graduate School of Business and attended The Peter F. Drucker Graduate School of Management PHD program.
Jim is a fifth degree Black Belt, and has been actively involved with the U.S. Olympic TaeKwonDo program since 1972, representing the United States in various capacities, including head of the U.S. National Team, at various times until 1998. Also, in 1999 he broke several World Bench Press records. A skydiver, in 2009 he became the 8th U.S. citizen and the 68th in the world to successfully complete a 30,000 ft. H.A.L.O. tandem parachute jump. Dedicated to community involvement, he was with the Red Cross in New York City immediately after the September 11th tragedy in 2001.
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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.
