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Blue Point Capital Partners
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David Given - Managing Partner
Prior to joining the group in 1990, David was a shareholder, director and executive vice president of Automated Tracking Systems (Hudson, Ohio). From 1980-88, he held various positions in the Corporate Finance Department of Merrill Lynch Capital Markets and Robertson, Colman & Stephens in New York and San Francisco. David received a B.A. in economics from Brown University and an MBA from the Wharton School. Presently, he serves as a director of AWP and Packers Sanitation.

Email: dgiven@bluepointcapital.com   

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John Kirby - Managing Partner
John has more than 17 years of experience in equity capital investing, having served as vice president and area head of Citicorp Venture Capital prior to joining the group in 1991. Prior to his career with Citicorp Venture Capital, John was with the Leveraged Funding Group of Citibank, specializing in leveraged buyout transactions. John graduated from Bates College with a B.A. in economics. John serves as a director of Apex, AWP, Cook and Boardman, Floral Plant Growers, MarketPoint Direct, Quality Synthetic Rubber and The Lion Brewery.

Email: jkirby@bluepointcapital.com   

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Chip Chaikin - Partner
Chip joined the group in Cleveland in 1998 and opened Blue Point’s Shanghai office in 2004. Prior to joining the group, Chip was a vice president at Carleton, McCreary, Holmes & Co., providing mergers and acquisitions advisory services to middle-market companies. Chip previously worked in business development for Sara Lee Corporation in Hong Kong, as well as for Mercer Management Consulting, providing strategic consulting services to a number of Fortune 500 companies. Chip holds a B.A. in Asian studies from Brown University and a master's in public administration from Princeton University. Presently, he allocates his time between the Cleveland and Shanghai offices.

Email: cchaikin@bluepointcapital.com   

John LeMay - Partner
John joined the group in 1998 from The Boston Consulting Group, where he was a manager and focused on growth strategy and operational effectiveness for clients in a range of industries. Prior to attending business school, John was with Salomon Brothers Inc., where he focused on mergers and acquisitions. John earned a B.S. in economics from Miami University and an MBA from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University. John serves as a director of Apex, MarketPoint Direct, Packers Sanitation and Quality Synthetic Rubber.

Email: jlemay@bluepointcapital.com   

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Sean Ward - Partner
Sean joined the group in 1990. Prior to joining the group, Sean held various positions within KeyCorp, including Investment Banking and Credit Administration. Sean earned a B.S. in economics from Allegheny College and an MBA from John Carroll University. Sean serves as a director of AWP, Floral Plant Growers and LineStar Services.




Email: sward@bluepointcapital.com   

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Jim Marra - Director of Business Development
Jim joined the group in 1991. Before joining the group, Jim held various positions with Citicorp in the Leveraged Capital, Investment Banking and Venture Capital Groups. Jim earned a B.S. in psychology from Pennsylvania State University and an MBA from the University of Pittsburgh.




Email: jmarra@bluepointcapital.com   

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Paul Neundorfer - Vice President
Prior to joining the group in 2004, Paul was an associate in the Bank of New York’s mezzanine and private equity group. Paul previously worked as an investment banking analyst at Lehman Brothers, primarily on mergers and acquisitions. Paul graduated from Colby College with a B.A. in economics. Paul serves as a director of AWP and LineStar Services.



Email: pneundorfer@bluepointcapital.com   

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Patrick Massey - Associate
Patrick joined the group in 2009. Previously, Patrick was an investment banking analyst in the mergers and acquisitions group at KeyBanc Capital Markets in Cleveland. Patrick holds a B.G.S. from the University of Michigan.





Email: pmassey@bluepointcapital.com   

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Jon Pressnell - Associate
Jon joined the group in 2007. Previously, Jon was an investment banking analyst in the mergers and acquisitions group at KeyBanc Capital Markets in Cleveland. Prior to joining KeyBanc Capital Markets, Jon worked at Ernst & Young. Jon holds a B.S.B.A. in accounting from the University of Pittsburgh and an M.S. in accounting from the University of Notre Dame.



Email: jpressnell@bluepointcapital.com