Darren Fredette

In 2013, Darren joined Summit Retail Solutions as SVP, Finance and Strategy, a role in which he was responsible to oversee the company’s organizational needs, including key personnel and departments, contract administration, system and process refinement, and reporting. He also spearheaded infrastructure build-outs, a proprietary inventory management system, a freight optimization strategy, as well as capital management and business partner development.

Darren has played a pivotal role in growing the firm with many accomplishments to his name. He established a scalable infrastructure that supported revenue increase, developed and negotiated key legal agreements with the wholesale, indemnity, staffing, retail, and leasing partners, and was instrumental in expanding the operations to Canada, Mexico, the UK, and Spain. Today, Darren is a trusted advisor to the company.

Prior to joining Summit Retail Solutions, Darren spent most of his career in the New York metropolitan area where he invested in and advised companies across a variety of industries. Darren brings to his work years of experience conducting complex financial transactions for investment banks, private equity firms, Fortune 500 companies, and other corporate clients. He has also held leadership roles at several firms including Trimaran Capital Partners, LLC Tetrault Insurance Agency, Inc., and TSG Capital Group, LLC, and $5 billion investment fund Silver Point Capital, L.P. He holds a B.S. in Economics, cum laude, from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.