Harbour Group Announces Management Changes
By Harbour Group , 2015-10-28 11:15:53
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Harbour Group, a privately owned operating company that acquires and builds high-quality companies, has promoted several managers, Jeff Fox, CEO and chairman, announced.
Zachary Waltz, a managing director who has led the company's marketing efforts within the acquisitions team, will now focus on additional transaction-related responsibilities, including deal execution. Waltz, who received a B.S. in mechanical engineering and an M.B.A. from Washington University in St. Louis, joined Harbour in 2007.
Kevin Klebe, vice president of finance since he joined Harbour in 2006, has been promoted to managing director and will move from the finance team to acquisitions. Klebe has a B. S. in accounting from Miami University of Ohio. Before joining Harbour he had been with the Chicago office of PricewaterhouseCoopers and Chief Financial Officer for The Land of Nod, a Chicago-based retailer of home furnishings for children.
Gary Beinke, vice president of finance - treasurer, has been promoted to senior vice president of finance - treasurer. Beinke joined Harbour in 1998. Earlier, he had been a manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers. He has a B.S. in accounting from the University of Missouri at Columbia.
Jeff DePlanty, vice president of finance, has been promoted to senior vice president of finance. DePlanty joined Harbour in 2001. Before that, he had been with PricewaterhouseCoopers and the corporate controller for Jackson Products, a St. Louis-based manufacturer of personal and highway safety products. He has a B.S. in accounting from the University of Illinois at Champaign.
"We pride ourselves at Harbour on the experience and depth of our management team," Fox said. "These promotions are more evidence of that strength."
Meanwhile, Clay Hunter, a managing director, has decided to leave the company to pursue other interests.
"Clay made many contributions to our team at Harbour," Fox said. "We wish him the best."
