CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Shore Capital Partners (“Shore”), a strategic private equity firm focused on microcap investing in the healthcare, food and beverage, business services and real estate industries with offices in Chicago and Nashville, today announced five strategic hires on its Shore Resource Team (“SRT”). This move supports the firm’s focused effort to strengthen its deep bench of operational experts that provide services to its portfolio companies.
Today, the SRT amounts to almost half the total Shore team. A unique offering within the microcap market, the SRT is designed to provide billion-dollar business resources traditionally accessible only to middle-market and large-cap companies.
In addition to direct support of individual companies, the SRT fosters collaboration between leaders across the portfolio. Networking and development events are organized by business cohorts in areas such as marketing, operations, information technology and revenue cycle management. These functional leaders from across the portfolio meet on a regular basis to share their experiences, network and collaborate on common challenges operators face today.
“Shore has provided us invaluable access to a network of experts, resources and companies,” said John Nelson, Chief Executive Officer of Southern Orthodontic Partners, a Shore portfolio company. “Whether you’re just starting out or are a more mature company, the Shore Resource Team provides tactical and strategic support that is tailored to each company’s unique needs and bandwidth. We have used this expertise in getting new in-house capabilities established, in cross-referencing what other portfolio companies have already had success with or in supporting unique challenges to resourcing.”
“Hiring top operational talent is a differentiator for Shore and allows us to best support small and medium-sized businesses to become regional and national powerhouses,” said Justin Ishbia, Managing Partner of Shore. “The Resource Team offers oversized bandwidth and expertise. Combined with harnessing the power of 30 companies collaborating, we accelerate and de-risk decision making to help businesses grow bigger, stronger and faster.”
The SRT’s five new hires join a deep bench of seasoned executives leading the team, including Sarah Hirsch, Chief Revenue Cycle Officer; Michael Burcham, Chief of Strategy and Talent Development; Justin Bentley, Head of Capital Markets; and Adam Werder, Chief Marketing Officer.
Shore is proud to recognize the following additions to the Shore Resource Team.
- Ross Koenig, Chief Data Officer, is responsible for developing data strategies and executing initiatives related to data governance, systems architecture, business intelligence and predictive analytics. Prior to joining Shore, Koenig worked at RCP Advisors / P10 Holdings, a diversified alternative investment firm, where he founded the firm’s internal Research department.
- Conor Leamy, Chief Talent Officer, is responsible for the recruitment of best-in-class board and executive leadership talent across Shore’s portfolio companies, including the curation of a senior leader network, and driving innovation of assessment and human capital best practices. Previously, Leamy served as Partner and Head of the Private Equity practice at True Search.
- Imran Shaikh, Chief Technology Officer, is responsible for working with portfolio company management teams to improve their technology and cybersecurity functions and preparing acquired platforms for add-on acquisitions. Shaikh joins Shore with 25 years of experience leading technology and cybersecurity strategy for public companies, startups and PE-owned companies.
- Christy Vitulli, Head of Payor Strategies, is responsible for leading health plan and value-based contracting strategies by working with Shore healthcare companies to drive industry leading best practices, designing and deploying initiatives that enable successful payor partnerships, improving operational performance and contributing to profitable growth. Vitulli brings 30 years of leadership in contracting, operations, payor/provider communications, education and professional relations, issue management, HIT, data management and analytics solutions.
- Kevin Williams, Chief Improvement Officer, is responsible for implementing firm strategic initiatives, executing continuous improvement strategies, driving internal Shore proprietary processes, and working with portfolio management teams to enhance their operational performance. Williams brings 25 years of experience leading operations in the food & beverage, automotive, and chemical industry, most recently as Chief Operating Officer of PLZ Aeroscience, a packaging solutions company.
About Shore Capital Partners
Shore Capital, a Chicago-based private equity firm with offices in Nashville, is focused on microcap investments within the Healthcare, Food and Beverage, Business Services and Real Estate industries. Shore supports management partners with capital, business development expertise and industry knowledge to accelerate growth, fund acquisitions and generate value for shareholders. Shore targets investments in proven, successful private companies with superior management teams, stable cash flow and significant growth potential, including organic growth and growth through industry consolidation. Shore has $2.7 billion of cumulative capital commitments through various investment vehicles. For more information, please visit: www.shorecp.com.
