Team Bios
Chad D. Champion – Managing Director
Head of Capital Markets and Investment Banking
- Over 23 years of Equity Capital Markets structuring and distributing public offerings and private placements in equity and debt securities.
- Former Managing Director and Head of Equity Capital Markets at National Securities Corporation (B. Riley Securities).
- Former Managing Director and Head of Capital Markets Syndication at B. Riley Securities (Wunderlich Securities).
- Former Director of Capital Markets and Syndication at Stifel Financial Corp (NYSE – SF) and head of retail distribution for the Private Client Group.
- Served in the United States Air Force both Active Duty and Air National Guard.
- Member of the Bond Club of New York, Syndicate Association of America, Security Traders Association of St. Louis (STASL), and Structured Product Association.
- MBA from The George Herbert Walker School of Business at Webster University and B.S.B.A. in Finance from Southern Illinois University.
Charles Wanyama – Vice President
Equity Capital Markets Syndicate
- Over 14 years of Financial Industry experience with concentration in Equity Capital Markets.
- Former Equity Capital Markets Syndicate Analyst at National Securities Corporation.
- Former Equity Trader at National Securities Corporation.
- BS in Business Administration from Westminster College.
Bruce Jordan – Director of Investment Banking
- Over 20 years of investment banking experience.
- Former President of Vista 21 Advisors, a business consulting firm focusing on the needs of emerging business entities.
- Former President of Midtown Partners & Co., LLC., an investment banking firm that consistently ranked as one of the top 10 in number of private placements completed.
- Former Equity Research Analyst covering the Auto Parts sector, at Merrill Lynch.
- MBA from Georgia State University, Major in corporate finance; Bachelor’s from Emory University, Major in accounting.
Constantino Gutierrez – Director of Investment Banking
- Over 15 years of Investment Banking experience.
- Former Vice President of Investment Banking at Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc., a leading middle-market investment bank.
- Former Associate of Investment Banking at Maxim Group, LLC, a retail-focused investment banking firm.
- BA from the University of Pennsylvania.
Ron E. Ainsworth – Investment Banking
- Over 35 years of Mergers & Acquisitions, Capital Markets, Financial Restructuring, and Business Valuations experience.
- Over 400+ domestic and cross-border transactions totaling over $15 billion in value across an array of industries.
- As CEO of Trenwith Securities, Inc., Ron partnered with BDO, the world’s fifth largest accounting firm and grew Trenwith’s footprint to over 135 offices across 110 countries.
- Ran Trenwith BDO for 10 years, working with his partners in Latin America, Canada, India, and China to develop an international M&A and Corporate Finance business.
- Has conducted hundreds of transactions with prominent Fortune 500 companies and established relationships with a variety of international capital providers.
- In 2008, Ron sold his interest in Trenwith Securities, Inc. and pursued a variety of personal investment projects. Ron currently resides at Newbridge Securities Corporation, which focuses on providing mergers & acquisitions and capital markets advisory to the middle market.
Joshua Bossuat – Managing Director of Investment Banking
- Over 15 years experience in Capital Markets, M&A, private placements in debt and equity with a focus on growth stage companies..
- Former Managing Director of Sutter Securities Group specializing in Tech Media Telecom and Food, Beverage and Hospitality Investment Banking (a division of Boustead Securities)
- Former Managing Director of Security Research Associates specializing in TMT (acquired by Sutter Securities)
- Adjunct Professor of Corporate Finance and Competitive Strategies for the graduate program of Food Business School at the Culinary Institute of America.
- MBA from the UCLA Anderson Graduate School of Business, BA in Global Economics from the University of the Pacific.
Michael Henton – Managing Director of Investment Banking
- Over 40 years of leadership expertise and accomplishments in investment banking and financial advisory services, both as a principal and as an advisor.
- Partner and founder of North American Capital Partners.
- Extensive experience across a broad range of investment markets, products, and services, including securities, venture capital, mergers and acquisitions, insurance, real estate, financial planning and asset management.
- Past member of the Board of Directors of several public and private companies as well as charitable foundations.
- Graduated from University of California, Los Angeles.
- Holds: California Real Estate Broker License, California Fire and Casualty, Life and Health Insurance Licenses
Scott A. Hunter – Senior Associate
- 6 years of Investment Banking experience.
- Supports deal teams in the areas of financial analytics, research analysis, due diligence, and marketing expertise.
- Graduate of the University of Southern California with degrees in Business Administration and Human Biology with a Pre-Medical emphasis.
- Holds FINRA series 82, and 63 licenses.