ACG St. Louis Announces 2025 Chapter Advisory Board

The St. Louis chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG), a global membership association for professionals involved in corporate growth, corporate development, and mergers and acquisitions, announced two new appointments to its Chapter Advisory Board and recognized three retiring board members for their outstanding service and leadership.

The new directors include Aaron Randolph, Senior Vice President and Commercial Team Lead at UMB Bank and David Bentzinger, Managing Director at PNC Bank.  Retiring directors include Rose Thompson, Chief Operating Officer of ButcherJoseph & Co., Peggy Northcott, Managing Member at Capital Performance, LLC, and Jarret Kolthoff, Founder and Former CEO of Speartip.

“ACG is the preeminent professional organization dedicated to mergers and acquisitions and its sector experts in St. Louis as well as across the country,” said Joe Mantovani, President of ACG St. Louis and Shareholder Attorney at Polsinelli.  “The St. Louis chapter is thriving, and we are extremely proud of our newest members of the ACG St. Louis Advisory Board, who will continue to lead the organization to new heights. We also want to express our appreciation for our retiring board members, whose dedication and invaluable contributions have helped build our chapter into what it is today.”

As new members, Aaron Randolph and David Bentzinger will serve as directors on the board.  As retiring directors, Thompson also served as the Sponsorship Chair and Northcott served as the Women’s Peer Group Chair.

With the new members, ACG St. Louis 2025 Chapter Advisory Board includes:

• President- Joe Mantovani, shareholder attorney, Polsinelli
• President Elect- Zach Waltz, managing director, head of corporate development, Harbour Group
• Past President- Holly Huels, founder and managing partner, Holleway Capital Partners
• ACG Global Board Liaison-Kevin Prunty, senior managing director, LongWater Capital Solutions
• Treasurer-Peter Berns, partner, RSM
• Secretary & Emerging Leaders Chair-Kelsey McGonigle, m&a and corporate partner, UB Greensfelder
• Membership Chair-Mandy Fritz, senior vice president, First Bank
• Sponsorship Chair- Tripp Kahle, senior vice president, U.S. Bank
• Programs Chair-Jeff Sackman, partner, RubinBrown, and managing director, RubinBrown Corporate Finance
• DealSource Chair- Heather Lewis, vice president of business development, WILsquare Capital LLC
• DEI Chair-Rene Morency, attorney, Prudent Counsel LLP
• Women’s Peer Group Chair- Robyn Frankel, principal, Frankel Marketing/PR
• Golf Tournament Chair- Nick Chambers, partner and midwest leader private equity services, UHY LLC
• Corporate Peer Group Chair- Jeff Giles, executive vice president corporate development, Core & Main LP
• Director-Bill Broun, president & CEO, Field & Stream Pet Food
• Director- Ray Wagner, managing director, Thompson Street Capital Partners
• Director-Aaron Randolph, senior vice president and commercial team lead, UMB Bank
• Director-David Bentzinger, managing director, PNC Bank

The ACG St Louis chapter, established in 1985, serves 400 members, including private equity investors, intermediaries, corporate development professionals, lenders, M&A advisors and service providers. Programs include networking events, corporate executive roundtables and high-level educational seminars. More information is available by contacting Amy Ruebsam, ACG St. Louis Executive Director, at aruebsam@acg.org or at www.acg.org/stlouis.

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