Meet our Team
SPEN Executive Network
The Summit Park Executive Network (“SPEN”) is a group of experienced business leaders and executives with whom we as a firm have a relationship. The SPEN network has broad industry expertise, and the group can assist in our evaluation of new investment opportunities, as well as at our current portfolio companies.
SPEN members are not employees of Summit Park.
- Mike Blazes, Former CEO, Control Company
- Kelvin Davis, Founder & Co-Head, TPG Real Estate
- Jack DeMao, Managing Director, Demco Capital, LLC
- Tony DiNovi, Chairman, Thomas H. Lee Partners
- Tom Duncan, CEO, SDI
- Carlos Evans, Chairman, Salem Capital and Highwoods
- Tom Fatur, Founder, Martel Electronics Corp.
- Jim Folds, Former Executive Vice President, Carlisle & Gallagher
- Bob Gallagher, Co-Founder, Former President & CEO, Carlisle & Gallagher
- Martin Girard, Founder, DH Instruments, Inc.
- David Grams, CEO, Compassus
- Bill Grana, CEO, HCTec
- Tom Hagerty, Managing Director, Thomas H. Lee Partners
- Bill Hawkins, Chas. W. Hawkins Co.
- Kevin Leak, Former President & Co-Founder, Q-leap
- Chris Nassetta, President & CEO, Hilton
- Tom Nelson, Chairman, President & CEO, National Gypsum Company
- John Norman, General Partner, WEDGE Capital Management L.L.P.
- Bill Phelan, Founder, Charter Brokerage
- Axel Rasmussen, Founder, NSi/Tork
- Lansdon Robbins, Founder & Chairman, Armadillo