TIM HILDEBRAND
PRESIDENT
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tim@monumentmicrocap.com
Tim joined Monument in 2019 as Vice President and became President in 2021. Tim has over 8 years of middle market buyout experience. Prior to Joining Monument, Tim was a Senior Associate at HKW. Previously, Tim was an investment analyst at Northwestern Mutual Capital, the private asset arm of Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company. Tim earned his B.S. from Marquette University and MBA at The University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
GLENN SCOLNIK
CHAIRMAN & CEO
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glenn@monumentmicrocap.com
Glenn has over 40 years of lower middle market buyout experience, including 11 years as CEO of Hammond, Kennedy, Whitney & Company, Inc. (HKW), a leading lower middle market private equity firm.
Glenn practiced business law at the Indianapolis law firm of Sommer Barnard PC from 1978-1992. He then joined HKW in 1992 and led significant growth and value creation at the firm. Glenn retired from HKW in December of 2017.
Glenn currently serves on numerous private equity-backed, corporate and philanthropic boards of directors.
TOM SHAW
Tom joined Monument in 2021 as a Partner. Tom has over 10 years of middle market buyout experience. Prior to joining Monument, Tom was a Principal at HKW. Previously, Tom was an Associate at Wynnchurch Capital and started his career as an investment banking analyst at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Tom earned his B.S. from Indiana University and MBA at The University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
JIM FUTTERKNECHT
Jim has over 40 years of operational executive and private equity experience, including roles as Chairman, CEO, President and COO within multiple companies and as Operating Partner at HKW.
Jim served in a variety of executive roles at Excel Industries, Inc., a manufacturer of automotive parts and components prior to joining HKW as a Partner in 1999. Jim partnered with HKW in 1983 to purchase Excel, which was one of the most successful investments in HKW’s history. Jim was also President and CEO of Visioneering, Inc., an HKW portfolio company that manufactures tooling utilized in the aerospace and defense industries.
Jim serves on numerous private equity-backed, corporate and philanthropic boards of directors.
RICK LARKIN
OPERATING PARTNER
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rick@monumentmicrocap.com
Rick has over 40 years of experience in finance, management, and M&A focusing on maximizing growth opportunities and enhancing stakeholder value in the private equity environment. He has served as the CFO of Xeeva, Inc. (a portfolio company of PeakEquity Partners), VP and CFO of AxleTech International Holdings, LLC (a portfolio company of The Carlyle Group), Managing Director at Angle Advisors (a Birmingham, Michigan investment banking firm) and Partner and CFO of GR Investment Group Ltd. (a private equity firm).
Rick earned his BA from the University of Michigan and his MBA from the University of Detroit. Rick is both a CPA and a CGMA and has served on numerous private equity backed, corporate and non-profit Boards of Directors.
ROB TROXEL
Rob has over 30 years of experience successfully starting, building, leading and exiting multiple businesses.
He is Founder and Owner of Premier Truck Rental (PTR), an Indiana-based company that leases trucks and related equipment. Rob founded, and was President and CEO of Nesco LLC, a provider of equipment and services to the utility industry. Nesco was acquired by HKW in 2007, and then successfully sold to another private equity firm in 2011. In addition to his current role at PTR, Rob is an equity investor in several small businesses.
ROY WHITNEY
Roy has over 50 years of experience investing in lower middle market companies.
Roy has had a successful and distinguished career in private equity. He joined HKW in 1971 and led the firm into the world of private equity. Roy was President, CEO and Chairman of HKW prior to Glenn Scolnik. He also serves as an advisor to Cheyenne Capital and Access Venture Partners.
Roy has extensive experience as a member of a variety of private equity, corporate, banking, educational, and philanthropic boards of directors and he continues to serve on several boards. Roy serves as a Senior Advisor to MMP and provides the firm with invaluable strategic and investment guidance. He is an investor in MMP and is a voting member of the Firm’s Investment Committee.
COSMIN DORDEA
ASSOCIATE
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cosmin@monumentmicrocap.com
Cosmin joined Monument in 2021 as an Associate. His primary responsibilities include evaluating and analyzing new potential investments made by the firm, due diligence, underwriting, and working with Monument’s portfolio companies.
Prior to Monument, Cosmin was an Analyst at P&M Corporate Finance (PMCF), a middle-market investment bank. While at PMCF, Cosmin worked in the Plastics & Packaging Group where he advised clients on buy- and sell-side mergers and acquisitions. Cosmin earned his B.S. in Finance at Wayne State University’s Mike Ilitch School of Business.
HOLLY SANDLIN
VP OF MARKETING & INVESTOR RELATIONS
1-317-350-1182
holly@monumentmicrocap.com
Holly joined Monument in 2019. Her primary responsibilities include investor outreach, leading marketing initiatives and providing general administrative support for the team.
Prior to Monument, Holly worked as the Financial Ombudsman at the University of Kentucky. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Communication from Eastern Illinois University as well as her Master’s degree in College Student Affairs.