Prior to founding BCP, Mr. Bennett worked with two Boston area private equity funds (Heritage Partners and Capital Resource Partners), each with more than $1 billion of capital under management.  At these firms Mr. Bennett was responsible for developing relationships with business owners, sourcing and evaluating investment opportunities, spearheading due diligence efforts, negotiating transaction documents, and managing portfolio companies post-investment.  Mr. Bennett also worked as an M&A investment banker at Wachovia Securities (formerly First Union Securities/Bowles Hollowell Conner & Co.) in Charlotte where he provided middle-market growth companies with M&A and capital raising advice. Mr. Bennett was also responsible for leading the strategic sale of his family’s business, The Maiman Company.

Mr. Bennett sits on the boards of Viva Railings and Columbia Woodworking and is an active member of the St. Louis YPO Chapter.  Mr. Bennett received a Master of Business Administration degree from the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia, where he was a recipient of the Frank Genovese Fellowship, and graduated cum laude from Vanderbilt University with a degree in Economics. He currently lives in St. Louis, MO with his wife and two kids.

Mr. Shields joined BCP after obtaining his Master of Business Administration degree from the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia, where he was a recipient of the Faculty Award for Academic Excellence. Prior to Darden, Mr. Shields worked at The Home Depot in a variety of finance, business development, operations, and HR roles. Mr. Shields joined the company as a member of its Business Leadership Program, a rotational development program for high potential associates.  While at Home Depot, Mr. Shields completed financial and operational due diligence on eight strategic acquisitions within the retail, exterior remodeling, lumber and building materials, and wholesale distribution industries. In his last role at the company, Mr. Shields focused on organic and inorganic growth initiatives for Home Depot’s exterior remodeling subsidiary. This included evaluating product and geographic expansion opportunities, new marketing initiatives, operational improvement opportunities, and strategic acquisitions.

Mr. Shields sits on the boards of Viva Railings and Columbia Woodworking. In addition to his MBA from Darden, Mr. Shields has a Bachelor of Business Administration degree with distinction from the Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan. He currently resides in Atlanta, GA with his wife and two kids.

Tim and Jane Bennett serve as operating partners of BCP and bring over 40 years of combined experiences in leading successful enterprises throughout the financial and manufacturing industries.  Mr. and Mrs. Bennett most recently served as the owners and operators of The Maiman Company, a manufacturer of wood stile and rail and flush doors.

After purchasing the company, Mr. and Mrs. Bennett injected a culture of innovative operating and financial expertise, provided open book management, created an employee shared bonus system based on the after-tax cash flow of the business, and instituted a culture of safety.  The Bennetts successfully expanded the business across the U.S., patented and brought to market multiple new door products, and were able to successfully navigate and survive challenging market cycles during two decades of ownership. During their ownership, the Bennetts completed two greenfield plant constructions (over 150,000 square feet of manufacturing space), including designing and building the most technologically advanced facility in the western hemisphere for the just-in-time manufacturing of wood door products and were subsequently named “Innovator of the Year” by the National Woodworking Machining Industry Association.  The Maiman Company was recognized by the Southern Governors’ Conference as one of two outstanding small businesses in a 13 state region and was recognized as “Manufacturer of the Year” by the Springfield Chamber of Commerce.

Mr. and Mrs. Bennett have served on a variety of boards in their community including the Missouri Corporation of Science and Technology, the Drury University Breech School of Business, the Springfield (MO) Area Chamber of Commerce, and the Partnership Industrial Center.

Buck Burwell has extensive experience partnering with numerous private equity firms as operating Chairman, CEO, and President. Industries served include: construction services, building products, automotive aftermarket, packaging, and metal finishing, with special focus on manufacturing and distribution.

Mr. Burwell most recently served as Chairman of Albert Tire Company, a leading distributor of Goodyear branded tires throughout the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States (and a BCP portfolio company). Buck has served as President/CEO of numerous companies, both as a private equity operating partner and as an owner/investor.  Prior President/CEO roles include CAM Fabrication Holdings, Florida Tile Industries, National Packaging Solutions Group, Cherokee Sanford Brick Company, and Itco Tire Company.

Mr. Burwell is a former Navy pilot and is a retired US Navy Reserve Commander. He has served on numerous mid-size private company and non-profit boards, is married, lives in Raleigh, NC, and has four adult children. He is a former member of YPO International and graduated from Wofford College.

Frank Genovese is the President and owner of The Rothbury Corporation, a Richmond, VA area investment company. Since 1980, Mr. Genovese has been the Chairman, President, Chief Operating Officer, majority owner, and co-owner of nine corporations (four of which were turnaround successes) ranging in size from start-ups to a $200 million multi-national corporation with more than 2,000 employees.

Through The Rothbury Corporation, Frank has served as Chairman and co-owner of Power Distribution, Inc., Agri-Tech, Inc., Everyday Wireless, LLC, and Progressive Engineering, Inc. Frank also served as the President and co-owner of Sampson Coatings, Inc., AMF Union Machinery, Inc., and AMF Bowling, Inc., a worldwide manufacturer and marketer of automated bowling equipment and supplies, which was later sold for $1.2 billion.

Mr. Genovese has served on a variety of professional and community boards throughout his career, including Alloy Polymers, CAM Fabrication Holdings, Cherokee Sanford Brick Company, Colonial Mechanical Corporation, Albert Tire Company, Heart of Virginia Council Boy Scouts of America, the Darden School Foundation at the University of Virginia, the Virginia Capital Foundation, and the de Tocqueville Society.

Mr. Genovese was previously a Visiting Lecturer at the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia, where he also received his Master of Business Administration degree.  Mr. Genovese received a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from the University of Connecticut and also served in the United States Marine Corps.

Peter Grieve is the founder and managing partner of Windy River Group, a private investment company with interests in commercial banking, professional soccer, industrial technology, and venture capital.  Prior to forming Windy River Group, Mr. Grieve the Chairman and co-founder of Cordia Bancorp, Inc. a bank holding company. Prior to Cordia Bancorp, Mr. Grieve spent 25 years as a Managing Director of Goldman Sachs where he co-founded, built, and led the firm’s largest private wealth management practice globally.

Mr. Grieve has served on a variety of professional and community boards throughout his career, including the Investment Committee of the U.S. Naval Academy Foundation, the Boston Museum of Science, Grassroot Soccer, The Mission Continues, and the Board of Advisors at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth.  Mr. Grieve is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, served as a Marine infantry officer, and holds an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth.