Mr. Kakenmaster, a Vice President in CORE’s Centers of Excellence, works closely with portfolio management teams on finance-related projects. These projects support management in making data-driven decisions to drive value-creation initiatives.
Before joining CORE, he served as Senior Director of Financial Planning & Analysis at Q-Centrix, a private equity sponsored services and technology business. Prior to joining Q-Centrix, he was a Manager in PwC’s Transaction Services practice where he advised private equity clients on buy-side and sell-side transactions.
Mr. Kakenmaster received an MBA with a concentration in Finance and Strategy from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management, as well as a BS and MS in Accountancy from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
CORE strives to partner with business owners and management teams to build the strategies that can bring your company to the next level.
We seek deals in lower middle market manufacturing, industrial technology, and industrial services businesses and we highly value our relationships with the intermediary community.
CORE is continuously seeking the best and most experienced leaders to join our network of current and future portfolio companies across a variety of roles including CEO, CFO, and other C-suite positions.