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Joel Jacks is a co-founder and co-manager of CM Equity Partners (CMEP). From 1992 to 1997 Mr. Jacks co-founded and managed Carl Marks Consulting Group LLC. Mr. Jacks has extensive experience in managing and operating companies in a wide variety of industries including under-performing companies.
From 1988 to 1992 Mr. Jacks was involved in interim management and profit improvement programs for under-performing companies as a private consultant. From 1984 to 1988 Mr. Jacks served as CFO and later as CEO of USSCO (a subsidiary of ADT Ltd.) a distributor of security alarm and CCTV equipment throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico with sales of $75 million until the sale of the company in 1988. From 1976 to 1983 Mr. Jacks worked for The Penn Central Corporation as Director of Financial Planning and MIS and was involved with the restructuring of Penn Central's public securities and was assigned to the New York City Partnership to assist the NYC Transportation Authority. Prior to 1976 Mr. Jacks was a management consultant for Deloitte Haskins and Sells.
Mr. Jacks also is a member of the Board of Directors of the following portfolio companies: Echo Bridge Entertainment LLC; Evans Consoles Inc.; Examination Management Services Inc. (Chairman); Kronos Products Inc. (Chairman); Central Foodservice Inc. (Chairman); Resource Consultants Inc.; Devon Publishing Group; and Martin Designs Ltd.
Mr. Jacks received a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Cape Town and an M.B.A. from the Wharton School University of Pennsylvania. Mr. Jacks is a Chartered Accountant. | 