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      JAMES F. STONE

James F. Stone   Prior to joining SeaView Capital, Mr. Stone worked in New York as a Principal of Smith McDonnell Stone & Co., Inc., a leverage buyout group which invested in four separate transactions with an aggregate market value of $150 million. Before 1990, Mr. Stone applied his talents to numerous companies that he owned and operated, including Robert Williams, Inc., a plastic film converting operation, which doubled its sales before being sold to Flexel; and the Musical Properties Division of CBS that included the world‘s premiere piano maker, Steinway & Sons. From 1976 to 1980, Mr. Stone was a Senior Vice President of The Boston Company responsible for the firm’s $5.4 billion dollar institutional asset management business. He was a founding General Partner of Boston Hambro Capital Corporation, a Limited Partnership SBIC.

   From 1976 to 1980, Mr. Stone was a Senior Vice President of The Boston Company responsible for the firm’s $5.4 billion dollar institutional asset management business. He was a founding General Partner of Boston Hambro Capital Corporation, a Limited Partnership SBIC.

   Mr. Stone graduated from the University of Notre Dame and attended the New York University Graduate School of Business. He is currently a Director of Fiber Composites Corporation and Hanover Capitol Mortgage Holdings, Inc.

To contact Mr. Stone:  jfstone@seaviewcapital.com
Direct Dial: (401) 421.3616

      JEFFREY O. PLANK

   Prior to joining SeaView Capital, Mr. Plank was Chairman of Refinity Corporation a metals recycling firm in Lynn, Mass that he owned and operated. From 1987 to 1997 Mr. Plank was President of Wesco Gases an Industrial Distributor that he owned and operated. While at Wesco Mr. Plank through internal growth and several acquisitions tripled sales before selling the company to AGA Gases. Prior to 1987 Mr. Plank owned and operated a Medical products company and worked as a CPA with Peat Marwick Mitchell in their Small Business Practice.

   Mr. Plank graduated from Middlebury College and Northeastern University Graduate program in Accounting. He attended the Tuck School of Business and earned first year honors.

To contact Mr. Plank: jplank@seaviewcapital.com
Direct Dial: (401) 490.4535

 

 

BENJAMIN W. McCLEARY

 

BWM.jpgPrior to joining SeaView Capital, Mr. McCleary was a member of McFarland Dewey & Co, LLC, a New York based investment banking firm, from 1989 to 2005. Mr. McCleary started his career at Chemical Bank, where he played a key role in numerous international restructurings and bankruptcies. He joined Lehman Brothers in 1981 and held a variety of positions including head of New Product Development, senior member of the Financial Restructuring Group and head of Lehman’s European Investment Banking based in London. His areas of expertise include working on complex financial restructurings, advising private companies on their strategic options and mergers and acquisitions.

   Mr. McCleary graduated from Princeton University. He is a former director of Investors Mortgage Group and Intermediate Capital Group Limited. Mr. McCleary is currently a director of Detrex Corporation.

To contact Mr. McCleary: bwmccleary@seaviewcapital.com
Direct Dial: (401) 490.4845

 

RONALD E. LONG

BWM.jpgPrior to joining SeaView Capital, Mr. Long was Managing Director for MetLife from 2001 to 2008.  He began his insurance and investment career with the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York (MONY), where he was General Manager from 1970 to 2000.  He is a Chartered Life Underwriter and a Chartered Financial Consultant.  Mr. Long’s expertise is insurance, business and estate planning, charitable gifting, and employee benefits.

Mr. Long is a limited partner and a private investor in a number of venture capital funds, including Adams Capital, Draper Triangle, Riverfront Capital, Saturn Capital and Birchmere Ventures.

Mr. Long graduated from Brown University.  He is a Past President and Board of Director of The Children’s Home of Pittsburgh, Past Trustee of Heritage Valley Health Systems, Past Trustee of Sewickley Academy, and Past Trustee of Laughlin Children’s Center.  Mr. Long is currently a Trustee of The American College Endowment Foundation in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, and on the Board of Advisors of Lealta Media in San Francisco, California. 

 

To contact Mr. Long:  rlong@seaviewcapital.com
Direct Dial: (401) 490.4843

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