Our People

Our People Make the Difference

"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

Executive Leadership

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Drew Schechtman

Drew Schechtman

Managing Director

Operations

Remote

Drew Schechtman is the Head of ESG and Sustainability. He will help advance environmental, social and governance strategies across the firm’s corporate operations, investment teams and portfolio companies. Mr. Schechtman brings 15 years of experience leading ESG and sustainable investment programs and strategically driving corporate responsibility efforts.

Prior to joining Platinum Equity in 2023, Mr. Schechtman served as the Head of ESG Investment Strategy for AIG, Corebridge Financial and Voya Financial. He also worked at BNY Mellon as Head of Environmental Investment and Sustainability.

Mr. Schechtman holds a Bachelor’s degree from Emory University and a Master’s degree from Carnegie Mellon University.

  • Sigler, Mary Ann
  • Partner, Chief Financial Officer
  • Corporate Services
  • Los Angeles
Mary Ann Sigler

Mary Ann Sigler

Partner, Chief Financial Officer

Corporate Services

Los Angeles

Mary Ann Sigler is Partner & Chief Financial Officer for Platinum Equity, and Executive Vice President & Treasurer for Platinum Equity Advisors. Based in the Office of the Chairman, Mary Ann has broad responsibility for finance and strategic planning functions across Platinum Equity and its global investment platforms, including its management company, its private equity funds, and broader non-fund initiatives under Founder and CEO Tom Gores.

Prior to joining Platinum Equity in 2004, Ms. Sigler was Senior Partner at Ernst & Young LLP (E&Y). Ms. Sigler’s 25-year career at E&Y began in January 1980 and she was named Partner in September 1987. While at E&Y, Ms. Sigler’s clients included: Lockheed Martin Corporation, AOL Time Warner, TRW, Northrop Grumman, Amgen Inc, Allergan Inc, Teledyne Technologies, Rustic Canyon, and the Los Angeles Dodgers. She was also involved in several high-profile acquisitions and dispositions for those clients.

Ms. Sigler holds a Bachelor of Arts in Accounting from the California State University at Fullerton and a Master of Business Taxation from the University of Southern California.

Aloysius Sin

Aloysius Sin

Principal

Operations

Singapore

As a member of Platinum Equity’s M&A Operations team, Aloysius Sin is responsible for performing commercial and operational due diligence on potential acquisition targets and for developing post-acquisition transition and value creation plans.

Prior to joining Platinum Equity in 2016, Mr. Sin worked at GIC and Bain & Company.

Mr. Sin holds an undergraduate degree in Economics from the University of Cambridge and a Master’s degree in Business Administration from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.

Kevin Smith

Kevin Smith

Managing Director

M&A

Los Angeles

Kevin P. Smith is Head of Debt Capital Markets and is responsible for all debt capital placement and related corporate finance activity for new and existing portfolio companies. Mr. Smith helps manage the firm’s relationships with capital providers around the world and spearheads financing transactions related to leveraged buyouts, refinancings and recapitalizations using High Yield, Senior and Junior Debt, and ABL structures.

Prior to joining Platinum Equity in 2010, Mr. Smith was a senior leverage finance banker with Wells Fargo, Mellon, UMTB Group, and First Chicago/Bank One.

Mr. Smith holds a Bachelor’s degree in Finance from Butler University and a Master of Business Administration degree from the USC Marshall School of Business.

Amit Sobti

Amit Sobti

Managing Director

M&A

Singapore

Amit Sobti, based in Singapore, leads the Asia deal execution team and is responsible for the structuring and execution of acquisition and divestiture transactions.

Prior to joining Platinum Equity in 2023, Mr. Sobti was a Senior Managing Director in Private Capital at Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan. Previously, he held positions at Unitas Capital, Warburg Pincus, Rhone Capital and Merrill Lynch.

Mr. Sobti holds a dual A.B. in Business Economics and Computer Science magna cum laude from Brown University.

  • Stone, Jordan
  • Managing Director
  • Business Development
  • Los Angeles
Jordan Stone

Jordan Stone

Managing Director

Business Development

Los Angeles

Jordan Stone is responsible for business development activities focused on identifying new acquisition opportunities.

Prior to joining Platinum Equity in 2016, Mr. Stone was a Vice President at OpenGate Capital.

Mr. Stone holds a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the University of Southern California.

Ryan Toteja

Ryan Toteja

Principal

Corporate Services

Los Angeles

Ryan Toteja provides in-house counsel on legal affairs for Platinum Equity and its portfolio companies, with an emphasis on supporting the firm’s investor relations, compliance, tax and credit teams.

Prior to joining Platinum Equity in 2021, Mr. Toteja worked at The Carlyle Group and Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton.

Mr. Toteja holds a B.S. in Economics from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a JD from Columbia Law School.

Malik Vorderwuelbecke

Malik Vorderwuelbecke

Managing Director

M&A

London

Malik Vorderwuelbecke 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 2012, Mr. Vorderwuelbecke worked at Englefield Capital, a pan-European private equity firm and UBS Investment Bank.

Mr. Vorderwuelbecke holds an undergraduate degree in Economics and Finance from NYU Stern School of Business and a Master’s in Economics from The London School of Economics and Political Science.

Dawn Walloch

Dawn Walloch

Principal

Corporate Services

Los Angeles

Dawn Walloch is a member of the firm’s in-house tax department and is responsible for addressing tax issues relating to the firm’s M&A activities as well as the operations of the firm’s portfolio companies.

Prior to joining Platinum Equity in 2004, Ms. Walloch held positions at PWC, Ernst & Young and Warner Bros.

Ms. Walloch holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona and a Master of Science in Taxation from Golden Gate University, Los Angeles.

Robert Wentworth

Robert Wentworth

Partner

Operations

Remote

Robert Wentworth participates in senior-level merger and acquisition activities for Platinum Equity and is a member of the Investment Committee. Mr. Wentworth was previously president and chief executive officer for the North American operations of Platinum portfolio company NextiraOne, where he led its formation and served as its CEO since its inception in 2001.

Prior to joining Platinum Equity in 1997, Mr. Wentworth was president and chief executive officer at Alden Electronics, where he also served as the company’s chief financial officer. Previously, Mr. Wentworth served as a certified public accountant for 14 years with Ernst & Young.

Mr. Wentworth grew up in Massachusetts and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting at Bentley College.


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