Wilford Adkins

Wilford Adkins is Oasis Capital’s marketing specialist and key relationship manager. He brings to the Fund 25-plus years of experience in the advertising, package goods, and services businesses. He has personal experience as an owner-operator, having taken a company from formation to an IPO and beyond, before becoming an investment banker. At Oasis, Mr. Adkins has also become the firm’s communications industry specialist, working extensively with clients in the PCS and infrastructure segments of the industry. Prior to co-founding Oasis Capital, Mr. Adkins served as a senior officer at Commonwealth Associates (“Commonwealth”), a middle-market investment bank. He acted as a financial advisor to public and private companies and arranged financings, including private placements, IPO’s and secondary offerings. Before joining Commonwealth, Mr. Adkins co-founded New Day Beverage Company, a publicly-traded company on the NASDAQ small-cap market. From 1974 to 1991, he held positions of Senior Account Executive, Director Marketing Services, and Vice President/Account Director in advertising, package delivery, and consumer goods companies. Mr. Adkins holds a BA in Management from the C.W. Post Center, Long Island University (“LIU”) and an MBA in Marketing from the Roth Graduate School of Business at LIU.