Brett Jordan

CEO at Lignetics

Mr. Jordan has served as CEO of Lignetics, Inc. since May 2016. In this role, Mr. Jordan is responsible for setting the strategic direction for the business and building the management team and operating model to execute that vision. Prior to joining Lignetics, Mr. Jordan served as CEO of American Recreation Products LLC, a Sun Capital Partners portfolio company, from 2011 to 2015. In this leadership position, he was responsible for executing a three-year turnaround plan which delivered a 10%+ EBITDA return on sales ratio improvement, significant reduction in working capital, and a 2-full turn improvement on inventory efficiency. Management of this brand portfolio business included driving strategic acquisitions as well as divestitures. Mr. Jordan led the successful exit of the ARP business for Sun Capital Partners in transaction with a strategic buyer in April of 2015. Brett was retained as President of the new $150M combined entity responsible for the day to day management of the business. During this time, he led integration activities netting more than $4.5M in annualized synergy savings and led a successful IT implementation that put the business on a single ERP platform. Before joining ARP, Mr. Jordan had a successful 12-year career at Black and Decker holding various positions in sales, marketing, and general management. Mr. Jordan holds a business degree from the University of Colorado.

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  • CEO

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