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Oren Schmidt is a seasoned aerospace and defense executive with more than 25 years
of experience across M&A, international business development, strategic marketing,
pricing, operations, and team leadership. He built and scaled a niche fluid conveyance
product distribution and technical services business into a globally recognized platform
serving leading OEM and aftermarket customers, generating consistent year-over-year
revenue and earnings growth before selling the business to Marmon Holdings,
Berkshire Hathaway.
He has since held senior leadership roles at both Marmon Holdings and TransDigm.
Today, Oren serves as Vice President of Strategic Partnerships for Future Materials at
Marmon, where he leads strategic marketing, organic and inorganic growth initiatives
across the 3 Future Materials brands Orkal, Future Metals and Aero Hose. His blend of
entrepreneurial, operating, and acquisition experience gives him a highly relevant
perspective on aerospace and defense M&A.
 
About Future Materials
With more than 50 years of experience and 14 global locations, Future Materials is the
only distributor stocking fluid conveyance products from rigid tubing to flexible hose and
the fittings & tooling needed to connect them. Our products are integral to jet engines
and aircraft systems. 
 Our strong financial position (as part of Marmon/Berkshire Hathaway) and strategic
partnerships allow us to stock inventory which smooths turbulent supply chains. We've
expanded our value-added services from cut to length kan ban programs with customer
ERP integration to kitting / design engineering, offering a one-stop solution for faster
delivery and uninterrupted supply. 
 We believe in the "Value of Distribution". #VoD

Bill’s primary focus is advising clients on merger and acquisition transactions as well as
financial and strategic advisory services in all industries. Bill has over 40 years of
financial management and leadership both in public accounting, the aerospace industry
and most recently, investment banking. 
Prior to joining Heritage, he served in multiple financial leadership capacities, most
recently as Vice President – Financial Planning & Treasurer, and, previously, Corporate

Controller for Gulfstream Aerospace, a leader in the business-jet industry and a
subsidiary of General Dynamics Corporation (NYSE: GD). Over his career, Bill was
actively involved in numerous M&A transactions, both in the aerospace industry and
while working previously with Deloitte LLP.
Bill is a longtime Savannah resident and committed to his community where he has also
served in leadership positions for various professional and civic organizations, including
the boards of the Telfair Museums, the Savannah Chamber of Commerce, and the
Savannah Country Day School.  He is a certified public accountant (CPA), and received
his B.B.A from the Culverhouse School of Accountancy at The University of Alabama.

Hannah Solomon is a principal at Heritage Capital Group, specializing in merger and
acquisition advisory and strategic planning. As a member of Heritage’s supply chain
team, Hannah advises sell-side and buy-side clients primarily focused on manufacturing
and logistics. Most recently, Hannah provided transaction advisory for an aerospace
parts manufacturer. Before joining Heritage, Hannah’s career spanned various
marketing and sales roles at technology and media companies in Jacksonville and New
York City. Her industry experience has been in magazine advertising sales, healthcare
tech, SaaS, the PGA Tour, and the NFL. Hannah is also passionate about
entrepreneurship and working with other entrepreneurs after launching three
businesses throughout her career.
Since 2015, Hannah has served on the Board of Directors for Bright Holidays, a
Jacksonville-based charity supporting over 1,000 underprivileged Duval County children
through the donation of clothing, books, sleeping bags, toys, and meal gift cards each
holiday season.
Hannah graduated with her MBA from the University of Virginia Darden School of
Business and received her Bachelor of Science from the University of Florida, where
she was also a four-year athletic letterman recipient. Hannah holds her FINRA Series
79 license.