Lawrence J. Minich

Director at EssentialProperties

Mr. Minich retired in 2019 as an executive officer of Hotshine Holdings, Inc. (d/b/a Mister Car Wash), a private equity-backed company that is one of the largest car wash operators in the United States. Mr. Minich served as the company’s Chief Financial Officer from 1999-2013, at which time he relinquished that position as part of the company’s management succession plan, and from 2014-2019 he served as a Vice President of and Special Advisor to Mister Car Wash. During that later period, Mr. Minich continued to work with the company’s acquisition team in evaluating and negotiating acquisitions, including the sourcing and negotiation of sale-leaseback transactions. He also served on the company’s investment committee and as an advisor to senior management on strategic, operational and administrative matters. Prior to his affiliation with Mister Car Wash, Mr. Minich worked as a financial consultant from 1997-1999 and served as Senior Vice President & Treasurer of Blue Coral, Inc., a privately held manufacturing company in the automotive aftermarket, from 1981-1996, when the company was sold to Quaker State Oil. Earlier in his career, from 1970-to 1981, Mr. Minich worked in the audit department of Arthur Andersen & Co. Mr. Minich received his B.S. in Accounting from the University of Akron in 1970 and his CPA certificate in 1972.

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