Executive Advisors

Gary Riley has extensive global manufacturing experience, specifically in Asia, from his time leading public company divisions, privately-held and private-equity backed companies over the course of his career. He currently is the Chairman of Ningbo Global Sourcing, a China based provider of sourcing, logistics and quality control services offered to US and European manufacturers. Mr.…

Steve Schwarz is an expert in the office products industry.  He is currently a consultant to multiple manufacturing and distribution companies, helping to find ways to reduce channel conflict, increase pricing power and position companies for the market shifts that are constantly evolving.  Prior to his consulting activities, Steve was head of merchandising for all…

Charles Sweet has over 30 years of executive experience and board-level roles across several industries including health care, technology, manufacturing and staffing. Mr. Sweet’s C-Level experience includes appointments to CEO for seven different companies, for both publicly-traded and privately-owned businesses, with revenues ranging from $50 million to $500 million. He also possesses extensive board-level experience…

Paul Smucker Wagstaff is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Embassy Park, a merchant banking and advisory firm focused on the consumer-packaged food industry. Paul’s experience stems from a lifelong involvement in his family’s business at J.M. Smucker Company, where he was a long-time senior executive, most recently serving as the President of the US…

John Ward is a seasoned investor and board director across a range of industries, including cloud computing, software-as-a-service, telecommunications, datacenters, managed hosting, media, IT services and energy sectors. Prior to receiving his Masters in Public Administration from Harvard University and his Masters in Business Administration from The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, Mr. Ward…