Maryland Chapter Elects New Officers and Directors
The Association for Corporate Growth – Maryland Chapter, the premier network for middle market dealmakers, announced the election of their new Chapter President, James Hayden. Mr. Hayden, CPA, of BDO USA, LLP has more than 25 years of public and private accounting experience, including audit and advisory services. He has been an active member of ACG-MD for five years. He has served several years as the Chapter's Treasurer and has served as Co-Chair of the Deal Forum Committee.
Mr. Hayden shared, "ACG's mission is to drive middle market growth and with that in mind, we will strive to develop and enhance the relationships within Maryland's dealmaking community. Over the past year we've grown to a record number of members. I'm looking forward to providing the right environment for the success of our current members and helping the newest members integrate into our association. We've just held our kick-off event for the year with nearly 80 registrants and our Young Professionals University is underway with 20 candidates participating. In October, we are holding our first breakfast event with speaker, Mary Ann Scully, President and CEO of Howard Bank. Our programming committee works hard to continue relevant programming for our members and guests and we hope that everyone will come out and take advantage of these opportunities to learn and network."
The following officers were also elected to the chapter's 2016-2017 Board: Gregory Hogan, SCH&H Group, LLP as President Elect; Mike Creasy, Grant Thornton, First Vice President; Joseph P. Ward, Miles and Stockbridge as Treasurer; and Timothy Bryan, Duane Morris as Secretary.
Five new board members were also elected:
Greg Brouillette, Senior Vice President, SunTrust – Mr. Brouillette is focused on working with companies and sponsors in the Middle Market space. He takes a consultative approach to providing financing related to mergers and acquisitions, recaps and partner buy-outs. With over 10 years of experience, Greg has worked on numerous transactions both as a sole lender and as the lead lender in syndicated credit facilities. He holds a BS in Finance from the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland, College Park and an MBA in finance with honors from the Sellinger School of Business at Loyola University Maryland. Greg serves on the Young Professionals Committee.
Adam Kelly, Vice President, Patriot Capital – Mr. Kelly joined the firm in 2012 and is focused on evaluating subordinated debt and minority equity investments in the lower middle market. His responsibilities include business development, underwriting, deal execution and portfolio monitoring. Adam graduated from the State University of New York at Geneseo with a B.S. in Business Administration, and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation. Adam serves on the ACG University Committee, New Member and Deal Forum Planning Committee. He is also a member of the CFA Society of Baltimore.
Matthew Sprow, Senior Manager, Assurance Services, RSM US LLP – Mr. Sprow has over 13 years of experience providing audit services. He is responsible for providing financial statement audit services to a diverse client base, including owner-managed businesses, investment companies, not-for-profit entities and employee benefit plans. Matt has more than nine years of experience focusing on the private equity and alternative asset management industry. He serves as a facilitator for local and regional training initiatives. Matt is the chairperson for the Deal of the Year Event.
Matthew Roughton, Senior Vice President, First National Bank - Mr. Roughton leads a team of Commercial Bankers who are responsible for business development, relationship management and portfolio management for middle market companies in Maryland. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Economics and Communication from Florida State University and his Master of Business Administration from the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business. Roughton has more than 18 years of commercial banking experience, including the last four years as the Baltimore Area President at Capital One Bank.
Daniel Wahlberg, CPA, Partner, Hertzbach & Company, P.A. - Mr. Wahlberg joined the company in 1998. He graduated from Rutgers University with a B.S. in Accounting and is a certified public accountant in Maryland and Virginia. He is a director of the firm's Government Contracting Focus Group, Automobile Dealership Industry Focus Group and Construction Industry Focus Group. He is well experienced in providing financial reporting, accounting, tax, and management advisory services to his clients. Dan is actively involved with the firm's technology initiatives, and its quality assurance, internal review, and peer review programs. Dan serves on the Deal Forum committee.
About ACG Maryland
ACG Maryland's 180+ members are the investors, owners, executives, lenders and advisers to the area's fastest-growing middle-market companies. Our members provide capital and expertise by making transactions that contribute to the growth of the middle market sector of local companies and to the US economy as a whole. ACG Maryland is a chapter of ACG, a global organization, founded in 1954 with 59 chapters and over 14,500 members. The Maryland chapter has been operating for more than 30 years. Learn more at ACG Maryland Home Page.
