Management

The TGM Industrial Group management team possesses substantial experience in the engineering and industrial manufacturing sectors with expertise across a wide range of functional fields, including operations, finance, accounting, law and corporate governance.

In addition, each of the companies within the TGM group includes a management team with an impressive set of relevant experiences and skills. More information about the company management teams can be found on the respective company websites.

Eric Kolodner

Eric Kolodner

Eric is one of the two founders of TGM. Having worked for two decades as a lawyer involved in M&A, financing and private investment transactions across various sectors, Eric is responsible in particular for business development, legal, regulatory and governance matters at TGM and its companies.

While working at the international law firm, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, Eric represented a wide range of clients, including Texas Pacific Group (TPG), Goldman Sachs and Exxon Mobil. Prior to co-founding TGM, Eric was the International Chief Administrative Officer at Tradeweb, a FinTech firm that went public in 2019 with a market capitalisation in excess of US$1 billion. At TGM, Eric brings this expertise and skill set to the SME sector.

Eric is a dual US/UK citizen and holds degrees from Brown University, Princeton University and New York University (NYU) School of Law.

Email: [email protected]

Jon Frewin

Jon Frewin

Chartered Management Accountant

Jon is one of the two founders of TGM. Jon has worked in multiple functions and locations over thirty years, has a finance background and strong operational experience.

Working for British Aerospace and Pall Corporation (Danaher), Jon worked in a series of functions culminating in the Group Finance Officer of the Pall Corporation’s Life Sciences division ($ 1.6 billion). In addition to running all aspects of finance functions, Jon has also experience in operations, with experience in Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma. In his GFO role Jon was instrumental in dozens of acquisitions in multiple countries including post-acquisition integration. Since leaving corporate life, Jon has successfully acquired 12 companies over the past two years.

At TGM, Jon brings his financial and operations skill set to the SME sector. Jon has been a qualified Chartered Management Accountant for over 25 years.

Email: [email protected]

Tim Brooksbank

Tim Brooksbank

Tim Brooksbank is an experienced SME director with technical, business, commercial, product development, market development, manufacturing, procurement and facilities management experience.

He has nearly 30 years’ experience running SMEs in the technology/digital sector and has served as Chairman and/or CEO in image processing, electronic display and aerospace/in-flight entertainment equipment sectors. He also has experience in the medical technology sector having worked on surgical medical imaging projects technically and commercially. He has also worked as a divisional MD for an international plc gaining experience of working within a larger organisation.

Tim’s knowledge and wide range of business experience includes international trade, vendor management, facilities management, fundraising, preparation for sale, acquisition and disposal of businesses. His technical experience includes R&D planning, R&D strategy, R&D management, participation in R&D.

Tim trained as an electronic engineer but has also studied business and has an understanding of economics, management accountancy and finance as well as sales & marketing and business strategy. This unusual skill-set enables him to approach problemsand solutions from a wide range of viewpoints.

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