
Peterson American Corporation
Visit WebsitePeterson American Corporation is a designer and manufacturer of highly engineered springs, wire forms, retaining rings, clamps, stampings, and a variety of related sub-assemblies. The Company serves a diverse set of end markets that span automotive OEM, industrial, motorsport/racing, truck & trailer, heavy equipment, and consumer products.
Add-On Criteria
- Geography: North America
- Size: $1.5M+ of EBITDA
- End markets: racing/motorsport, high margin industrial
- Products/applications: racing springs, valvetrain components, specialty fasteners, medical/aerospace wire forms
- Capabilities/services: machining, wire forming, assembly
Peterson Company Management
Mike Putz
President
Mike joined Peterson in 2020, after having most recently served as Alco’s President & CFO. Prior to joining Alco, Mike spent eight years at MPI Products, including four years as Chief Financial Officer and four years as Chief Operating Officer. Mike holds a B.A. in Accounting and an M.B.A. from Wayne State University.
Jay Brown
CFO
Jay joined Peterson in 2020, having most recently served as turnaround CFO in a private equity-owned energy company. He has also held CFO / Turnaround positions in stamping, heavy equipment, and Tier 2 automotive, with additional experience in the manufacturing, defense and government sectors. Jay has 35+ years of experience in finance, and holds a B.A. in Literature and an M.B.A. in Finance from the University of Michigan.
Independent Board Members
Barry Green
Partner at HunterPoint Management Consultants
Barry Green is a turnaround specialist, implementing change in companies undergoing or requiring transformation, and has served on a number of boards in both executive and independent roles. Barry is a UK Chartered Accountant, holds an MBA from The Wharton School, and a BA in economics from Manchester University in the UK.
John Miller
Self Employed
John spent 30+ years in senior procurement and operations roles at Honda, Motorola, Nissan and Whirlpool, most recently as SVP Global Sourcing for Whirlpool.