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Bryan Kelln
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Bryan Kelln

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Bryan Kelln is a Partner and member of Platinum Equity’s Investment Committee, where he evaluates and approves investment activities across the firm’s Flagship and Small Cap funds. In addition, he serves as a director and board member of several portfolio companies and is a senior adviser on key strategic initiatives across the firm and its portfolio.

Mr. Kelln joined Platinum Equity in 2008 and, until 2024, served as the President of Global Portfolio Operations where he led and developed the structure and capabilities of Platinum Equity’s operations team and was responsible for portfolio company transformation and value creation.

Prior to Platinum he served as Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Nortek, a $2.4 billion diversified global manufacturer of residential and commercial ventilation, HVAC and home technology convenience and security products.

Previously, Mr. Kelln was a senior executive at Jacuzzi Brands where he served as President of Jacuzzi, Inc. Prior to Jacuzzi, he was an operating executive with The Jordan Company, a private investment firm with more than $30 billion of assets under management, where he was involved in acquisitions, divestitures and operations and served as a board member of portfolio companies.

Mr. Kelln also served as President and CEO of RockShox as Senior Vice President at General Cable Corporation, and as a Partner in the supply chain management practice of Mercer Management Consulting.

Mr. Kelln received his bachelor’s degree, summa cum laude, from Washington State University and a Master of Business Administration from The Ohio State University, Fisher College of Business. He is married with two children.

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