"Our people are everything. You can have a great strategy, but if you don’t have the people to execute, you have nothing. You can have a great mission statement, but if you don’t have the people who care about it, it’s not true."
— Tom Gores, Chairman and CEO Platinum Equity
Managing Director, General Counsel
Corporate Services
Los Angeles
John Holland is Platinum Equity’s General Counsel, overseeing the legal department and legal affairs for the firm and its portfolio companies. Prior to joining Platinum Equity in 2020, Mr. Holland was Executive Vice President, Chief Legal and Human Resources Officer at Incora (formerly Wesco Aircraft). Prior to Incora, he served as a partner at Latham & Watkins. Mr. Holland holds a Bachelor of Arts in Humanities and English from Brigham Young University and a J.D. from Columbia Law School.
Principal
Corporate Services
Los Angeles
Katie Hulgrave leads Platinum Equity’s corporate marketing function, inclusive of brand, campaigns, design, digital and events. Ms. Hulgrave joined Platinum Equity in 2013. She previously held positions at HP and in the Worldwide Marcom group at Apple. She began her career at Deutsch, working on accounts such as Coors Light, Old Navy and Mitsubishi. Ms. Hulgrave holds an undergraduate degree in Economics from the Honors College at Michigan State University and a Master of Science from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism.
Principal
M&A
Los Angeles
Benjamin Hunt is responsible for financial due diligence and supports the structuring and execution of acquisition and divestiture transactions. Prior to joining Platinum Equity in 2011, Mr. Hunt held positions at RSM and KPMG. Mr. Hunt holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (Finance and Accounting) from Trinity University and a Master of Accounting from the University of Southern California.
Principal
Operations
Remote
Jared Hutchins is responsible for managing the transition of newly acquired companies into Platinum Equity’s portfolio. He also has responsibilities related to post-transition monitoring and oversight of operational performance at select portfolio companies. Prior to joining Platinum Equity in 2016, Mr. Hutchins held positions at TPG, Alvarez & Marsal and Textron. Mr. Hutchins holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Supply Chain Management and Marketing from Texas Christian University.
Managing Director
Business Development
London
Ramzi Itani is responsible for business development activities focused on identifying and evaluating new acquisition opportunities in and around Europe and the Middle East. Prior to joining Platinum Equity in 2013, Mr. Itani was a Director of Investment Banking at Citigroup. Prior to Citigroup, Mr. Itani was a Vice President at Merrill Lynch. Mr. Itani holds a bachelor’s degree from Imperial College and a master’s degree in Business Administration from London Business School.
Partner
Operations
Remote
Bryan Kelln is a partner, president of Portfolio Operations, and member of Platinum Equity’s Investment Committee. He is responsible for all aspects of business strategy and operations at Platinum Equity’s portfolio companies, and is involved in evaluating buy- and sell-side opportunities across the firm. He works closely with the firm’s Operations team as well as portfolio company executive management to drive strategic initiatives and to deploy operational resources. Mr. Kelln is a seasoned executive with a strong track record of conceiving and executing successful strategic and operational transformation programs across a broad range of different industries. His unique combination of financial, management, M&A and operational expertise are well suited to helping create value within Platinum’s portfolio companies.
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Investor Relations
London
Robert Klap is a member of the Investor Relations team, based in London, and is responsible for global functions connected to capital raising, fund administration and investor relations. Mr. Klap joined Platinum in 2011, but began his career at Coopers & Lybrand Management Consultants. He later worked for PBOD and in the alternative investment departments of MN and Shell. Most recently, Mr. Klap was employed by UBS, where he was involved in managing private equity investments for the bank’s wealth management group. Mr. Klap received his Master of Science from the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.
Principal
M&A
Los Angeles
Max Koesler is responsible for the structuring and execution of acquisition and divestiture transactions. He also has responsibilities related to post-acquisition monitoring and oversight of operational performance at select portfolio companies. Prior to joining Platinum Equity in 2013, Mr. Koesler worked at JP Morgan and Macquarie Capital. Mr. Koesler holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Southern California.
Managing Director
Operations
Remote
Renee Koontz is responsible for managing the transition of newly acquired companies into Platinum Equity’s portfolio. Ms. Koontz’s duties include formulating business plans for functional departments such as finance, sales, marketing, customer service and human resources, and driving restructuring business processes as necessary. As a member of the operating council for select portfolio companies, she also has responsibilities related to post-transition monitoring and oversight of operational performance. Ms. Koontz was the Director of Operations for Milgo Solutions, a Platinum Equity portfolio company in 1999, and subsequently joined Platinum Equity’s in-house operations team in 2001.
Read MorePrincipal
Operations
London
Brendon Kortekaas is responsible for managing the transition of newly acquired companies into Platinum Equity’s portfolio. He also has responsibilities related to post-transition monitoring and oversight of operational performance at certain portfolio companies.
Prior to joining Platinum Equity in 2016, Mr. Kortekaas worked at Oliver Wyman.
He holds a Bachelor’s Degree from Western University and a Master of Business Administration from London Business School.
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