George Kollitides

George K. Kollitides II is a U.S. business executive in private equity, leveraged finance and business operations, with a significant focus on government and business services, light industrial and consumer industries. He was ranked by Sports One Source as one of the "40 under 40" in sporting goods. He has served as the chairman, CEO and president or lead director of public, private and non-profit companies and organizations, including as a member or chair of compensation and audit committees.

Education

Kollitides received an MBA in Finance and Management of Organizations from Columbia Business School in 1998 and a BA in Economics with a minor in Government and Law from Lafayette College in 1991.

Professional career

Kollitides started his career at General Electric, where he worked in the Corporate Finance, Restructuring and Equity groups. He became a principal at Catterton Partners, a global consumer and retail-focused private equity fund, then co-founded TenX Capital Management, a private equity firm. After TenX, he became a managing director at Cerberus Capital Management LP, a global institution investment management firm.

He then built and served as chairman and CEO of the Remington Outdoor Company – a private equity-owned holding company composed of sporting and outdoor manufacturers.

Kollitides is now a managing director of A&M Capital Opportunities, a middle-market private equity firm, where he sits on the Investment Committee. He also sits on the boards of adMarketplace, a search advertiser, Precision Gear Inc., a supplier to the U.S. military and various military aviation programs, and Tier 1 Group, a special forces training business.

Clubs and associations

Kollitides serves as the vice chairman of the Orthopedic Foundation for Active Lifestyles, a non-profit orthopedic organization, where he was honored with the 2010 Philanthropy Leadership Award. He also sits on the Good Sports New York Advisory Board and is an active member of the Young Presidents Organization (YPO).

Kollitides serves on the National Rifle Association (NRA) Hunting and Wildlife Conservation Committee, NRA Publications Policy Committee, NRA Task Force on Industry Relations, is a founder and Steering Committee member of the NRA Hunters' Leadership Forum, and is a trustee of the NRA Foundation. He is also a director of the New York State Rifle and Pistol Association, a director of the Safari Club International (SCI) New York Tri-State Chapter, and a director of the Mzuri Wildlife Foundation. He is one of 100 regular members of the Boone and Crockett Club, a conservation organization founded by Teddy Roosevelt.

Kollitides has served on the Lafayette College Trustees’ Financial Policy Committee, the NRA Nominating Committee, a director of the Connecticut Chapter of SCI, and as a board member of DOMUS, a residential program for vulnerable Connecticut youth.

Awards and recognitions

Kollitides was ranked by Sports One Source as one of "40 under 40" in the sporting goods industry in 2009, and he was honored with the Orthopedic Foundation for Active Lifestyles 2010 Philanthropy Leadership Award. In 2013, he received his NRA Golden Ring of Freedom Gold Jacket for making the largest one-time corporate donation in the association’s history. He was also awarded the New York Tri-State SCI 2013 President’s Cup, was the 2014 NRA Executive of the Year, and was the Ducks Unlimited New York City Chapter 2015 Honoree.

References

Orthopaedic Foundation:

http://www.ofals.org/contact-us/

Sports One Source: http://www.sportsonesource.com/events/under40/u40winner2009.asp?WID=56

Professional work:

http://www.acapallc.com/investment-team.html

External links

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