TGF Management's Investment Team
TGF Management's Administrative Team
Jim Kozlowski
Jim co-founded TGF Management in 1992. He previously was a Managing Director at Fortis Private Capital in New York. Other prior positions include Vice President at Merrill Lynch Venture Capital in New York, and Director of New Business at Tenneco Ventures in Houston. He has also worked in the Corporate Finance Group at Credit Suisse First Boston and the Commercial Lending Division of Chemical Bank in New York.
Jim has served on the boards of a number of TGF Management portfolio companies, including Sterling Foods, Veridian, Lofland, and Community Education Partners. Jim also is the Chairman of the Children's Medical Center Foundation of Central Texas, and is an alumnus of the Texas Lyceum and the Texas Business Hall of Fame. He is actively involved in the Young Presidents' Organization, Association for Corporate Growth, and the World President's Organization. Jim received his B.A. degree in economics from Harvard College and his M.B.A. from the Harvard Business School.
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Stephen Soileau
Stephen co-founded TGF Management in 1992. Stephen previously held the positions of Executive Vice President at Creekwood Capital Corporation, Investment Manager at Houston Industries, and Vice President at The Inverness Group, all based in Houston. He has a broad range of investment experience, including both debt and equity transactions, in multiple industry sectors.
Stephen is currently a director of First Texas Holdings and has been a director of numerous other TGF Management portfolio companies, including Administaff, Veridian, TIMEC, and Omniflight, among others. He has been a director of the Association for Corporate Growth and involved in a number of other civic and educational organizations, and is an alumnus of the Texas Lyceum. He received a B.A. degree in economics from Rice University and a Master of International Management degree from the American Graduate School of International Management.
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Barry Twomey
Barry joined TGF Management in March 1999. He has over 20 years of experience in private equity investing. Prior to joining TGF Management, Barry was a Principal at Electra Fleming and a Managing Director at Fortis Private Capital, both located in New York. Barry started his career in corporate finance at the American Can Company, and worked in the M&A and Corporate Finance Groups of Mabon, Nugent & Co., and Laidlaw Adams & Peck.
Barry has invested in a diverse group of companies in a broad range of industries. He is currently serving as a director of M&M Manufacturing Corp. and has served as a director on numerous other corporate boards, including those of TGF Management portfolio companies ENSR International, NetSpend, Southern Star Concrete, and FundsXpress. He is also a director of the Gladney Fund in Fort Worth and participates as a member of other civic and educational organizations. Barry received his B.A. degree in biochemistry from Connecticut College and his M.B.A. from the University of Chicago.
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Vernon Bryant
Vernon joined TGF Management in July of 2000. He was previously a Director with the Beacon Group, LLC, in New York and was actively involved in all aspects of the firm's investment and portfolio management activities as well as a variety of investment banking transactions. Vernon has also worked for Ernst & Young in Fort Worth and Sandifer Capital in Austin.
Vernon has served as a director or worked closely with a number of TGF Management portfolio companies including Southern Star Concrete, NetSpend, and Orion Marine Group. He earned a B.B.A. degree in accounting from Texas Christian University and an M.B.A. from the Graduate School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin.
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Antonio DiGesualdo
Antonio joined TGF Management in May 1999. Prior to that time, he was in the Financial Sponsors and Leveraged Finance Group at NationsBanc Montgomery Securities in Dallas where he was responsible for a variety of corporate finance activities including M&A advisory and public offerings of debt and equity securities.
Antonio currently serves as a director for several TGF Management portfolio companies, including M&M Manufacturing Corp. and First Texas Holdings. Additionally, he has served as a director on a number of TGF Management’s prior portfolio companies, including Omniflight. He earned a B.A. degree in economics from Rice University and an M.P.A. from the Graduate School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin.
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Ron Duncan
Ron joined TGF Management in May 1999. Previously, Ron was in the Corporate Finance Group of Dain Rauscher Wessels (now RBC Capital Markets) in Dallas, where he participated in a variety of M&A advisory and public and private security offering transactions. Before his investment banking career, Ron was a C.P.A. with Coopers and Lybrand (now PricewaterhouseCoopers) in Fort Worth.
Ron has served as a board member or has worked closely with TGF portfolio companies ENSR International, FundsXpress, Community Education Partners, and DISA, among others. Ron has also served in an advisory role for a number of educational and community non-profit groups. He earned a B.B.A. degree in accounting from Texas Christian University and an M.B.A. from the Harvard Business School.
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David Harr
David has been with TGF Management since February 1998. Previously he was in the Corporate Finance Group of Rauscher Pierce Refsnes (now RBC Capital Markets) in Dallas, where he participated in a number of M&A, public offering, and private placement transactions.
While at TGF Management, David has worked closely with a number of portfolio companies, including TIMEC and Lofland. David earned a B.B.A. degree in accounting and finance, with Honors in the Liberal Arts, from Southern Methodist University.
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David Tagge
David joined TGF Management in September of 2000. Previously, David was in the Global Mergers and Acquisitions Group at Chase Securities in Houston.
David has worked with a number of TGF Management portfolio companies including Omniflight, First Texas Holdings, DISA, and M&M Manufacturing Corp. He holds a B.A. degree in economics and managerial studies from Rice University.
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Nick Weisert
Nick joined the firm in August 2008. Previously, Nick was in the Consumer Group at Piper Jaffray Companies in San Francisco where he was responsible for a variety of corporate finance activities including M&A advisory and public offerings of equity securities within the consumer industry. Prior to Piper Jaffray, Nick worked at Cascadia Capital in Seattle, a boutique investment bank where he was involved with M&A advisory and private placement transactions within the technology industry. Nick graduated with distinction from the University of Colorado’s Leeds School of Business with a B.S. in finance.
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Janet Waldeier
Janet joined TGF Management Corp. in July 1992 and currently serves in the capacity of Chief Financial Officer, managing the firm's accounting, office services, marketing, and personnel functions. Prior to joining TGF Management Corp., she spent ten years at First City Bank where she ultimately held the position of Assistant Vice President and Manager of the Marketing and Support Services Departments. Janet holds a B.A.A.S. degree in management from Texas State University.
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Sheila Slagel
Sheila has been with TGF Management Corp. since October of 1992 and supports the accounting, personnel, and administrative functions. Prior to joining TGF Management, Sheila spent eight years in the Marketing and Support Services Departments at First City Bank in Austin where she also managed the bank's Word Processing Department. She also held the positions of Office Manager, Salesworld, Inc., and Payroll Clerk, Dixilyn-Field Drilling Company, both located in Houston.
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Dawn Liesmann
Dawn joined TGF Management Corp. in August of 1998 and serves as the marketing coordinator for the firm. Her prior work experience includes administrative positions with First City Bank, Southern Union Gas Company, and Markborough Development Company, all located in Austin. Dawn holds a B.S. degree in Consumer Science and Journalism from Texas State University.
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