ACG St. Louis announces 2024 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 Jarrett Kolthoff, president of Speartip, and Heather Lewis, vice president of business development at WILsquare.  Retiring directors include Patrick Nolan, president of Nolan & Associates; Mike Andrews, managing director at Husch Blackwell; and Bethany Michel, managing director at Harbour Group.

“ACG continues to stand as the preeminent professional organization dedicated to mergers and acquisitions and its sector experts,” said Joseph Mantovani, president, ACG St. Louis and shareholder, Polsinelli.  “The St. Louis chapter is thriving, and we are extremely proud of our newest board members who will continue to use their expertise 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, Jarrett Kolthoff and Heather Lewis will serve as directors on the board.  As retiring directors, Nolan served in an advisory role following his term as president from 2019-2021.  Mike Andrews was past chair of the Sponsorship Committee and Bethany Michel was past chair of the Wine Tasting and served on the STL Emerging 20 Committee.

With the new members, ACG St. Louis 2024 Chapter Advisory Board includes:

• President Elect- Joe Mantovani, shareholder, Polsinelli
• Past President-Holly Huels, managing partner, Holleway Capital Partners
• ACG Global Board Liaison-Kevin Prunty, senior managing director, LongWater Capital Solutions
• Secretary-Kelsey McGonigle, attorney, UB Greensfelder
• Treasurer-Peter Berns, partner, RSM
• Membership Chair-Mandy Fritz, vice president, PNC
• Sponsorship Chair- Rose Thompson, chief operating officer, ButcherJoseph & Co.
• Emerging Leaders Chair- Tripp Kahle, senior vice president, U.S. Bank
• Programs Chair-Jeff Sackman, partner, RubinBrown, and managing director, RubinBrown Corporate Finance
• DealSource Chair-Ray Wagner, managing director, Thompson Street Capital Partners
• Corporate Peer Group Chair-Jeff Giles, vice president corporate development, Core & Main
• Communications Chair-Robyn Frankel, principle, Frankel Marketing/PR
• DEI Chair-Rene Morency, attorney
• Women’s Peer Group Chair-Peggy Northcott, managing member, Capital Performance, LLC
• Golf Tournament Chair- Nick Chambers, director of private equity services, UHY LLC
• Director-Bill Broun, vice president m&a and corporate venture, Nestle Purina North America
• Director-Heather Lewis, vice president of business development, WILsquare
• Director-Jarrett Kolthoff, head of cyber, Zurich Resilience Solutions

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

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