ACG St. Louis announces 2026 Chapter Advisory Board

February 2026, St. Louis – 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 four new appointments to its Chapter Advisory Board and recognized four retiring board members for their outstanding service and leadership.

The new directors include Angela Freeman, Managing Partner of Randall Partners, Abby Graham, Vice President of LongWater Capital Solutions, Sam Duggan, Chief Financial Officer of Stupp Bros, Inc., and Simon Crocker, Managing Director and Head of Credit Research at BDT&MSD. Retiring directors include Holly Huels, Founder and Managing Partner of Holleway Capital, Tripp Kahle, Senior Vice President of US Bank, Ray Wagner, Managing Director of Thompson Street Capital Partners, and Bill Broun, President and CEO Field & Stream Pet Food.

“We are thrilled to have Angela, Abby, Sam, and Simon join the Advisory Board”, said Zach Waltz, President of ACG St. Louis and Managing Director at Harbour Group. “Their talents, experience, and diverse backgrounds are very complementary to the rest of the Board and will certainly help us continue to advance ACG as the standard for professional organizations in the region. Additionally, we are grateful to our retiring Board members, who were instrumental in building our organization into what it is today; the leading member-focused organization dedicated to corporate growth.”

As retiring directors, Holly Huels served as the Past President, Tripp Kahle, Ray Wagner, and Bill Broun served as Directors. As new members, Angela Freeman will serve as the Membership Chair; Abby Graham will serve as the Emerging Leaders Chair; Sam Duggan and Simon Crocker will serve as Directors.

With the new members, ACG St. Louis 2026 Chapter Advisory Board includes:

• President- Zach Waltz, managing director, Harbour Group
• President Elect- Mandy Fritz, senior vice president, First Bank
• Past President- Joe Mantovani, chief legal officer, Compass Group
• ACG Global Board Liaison-Kevin Prunty, senior managing director, LongWater Capital Solutions
• Treasurer-Peter Berns, partner, RSM
• Secretary-Kelsey McGonigle, M&A and corporate partner, UB Greensfelder
• Emerging Leaders Chair-Abby Graham, vice president, LongWater Capital Solutions
• Membership Chair-Angela Freeman, managing partner, Randall Partners
• Sponsorship Chair- Aaron Randolph, senior vice president and commercial team lead, UMB 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
• Human Capital Chair-Rene Morency, attorney, Prudent Counsel LLP
• Women’s Peer Group Chair- Robyn Frankel, principal, Frankel Marketing/PR
• Golf Tournament Chair- Nick Chambers, director of private equity services, UHY LLC
• Corporate Peer Group Chair- Jeff Giles, executive vice president of corporate development, Core & Main LP
• Director-David Bentzinger, managing director, PNC Bank
• Director-Simon Crocker, managing director/head of credit research, BDT&MSD
• Director-Sam Duggan, chief financial officer, Stupp Bros., Inc.

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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