Tom Brooker has joined Svoboda Capital Partners as a Managing Director and Operating Partner. Mr. Brooker previously served as President and CEO of GPA Holdings, a marketer and value-added distributor of specialty printable substrates and a portfolio company of Svoboda Capital.
“We are excited to have Tom join the Svoboda Capital team. He brings 35 years of solid managerial and industry experience, and his expertise and leadership skills are well suited to the strengths of our management team and our portfolio companies,” said John Svoboda.
Mr. Brooker joined GPA in June 2010 and Svoboda Capital acquired the company in October 2011. GPA was sold earlier this month by Svoboda Capital to The Fedrigoni Group, an international maker and marketer of high value added paper, security products and self-adhesive items based in Verona, Italy. Prior to his time at GPA, Mr. Brooker was the CEO of Nashua Corporation from 2006 until its sale in 2009. Before Nashua, he was Group President of Forms, Labels and Office Products for Moore Wallace.
Svoboda Capital Partners invests from $10 million to $20 million in business services, value-added distribution, and consumer products companies that have revenues from $10 million to $100 million and EBITDAs from $3 million to $15 million. The firm was founded in 1998 and has over $300 million of capital under management. Svoboda Capital is based in Chicago (www.svoco.com).
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