"Whatever you do will be insignificant, but it is very important that you do it."
- Mahatma Gandhi
Charlie Eitel, Partner
Mr. Eitel served as Chairman and CEO of Simmons Bedding Company from January 2000 until October 2008 and Vice Chairman through December 2009. Simmons Bedding Company is based in Atlanta, GA and employs over 3,000 associates in North America and operates 20 manufacturing plants. Prior to his role at Simmons, Mr. Eitel served as President and COO of Interface, Inc., CEO of Collins & Aikman Floor Covering, President and Chief Operating Officer of Carriage Industries and President of Coronet Carpets (RCA). In 2008 Mr. Eitel was named the winner of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year for the Consumer Products category for Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee.
Jeff Armstrong, Partner
Mr. Armstrong served as Head of Corporate Finance, Head of Mergers and Acquisitions, Head of Leveraged Capital and Head of Private Equity Coverage during his tenure at Wachovia Securities (1999-2008.) Mr. Armstrong also served as an investment banker at Salomon Smith Barney (1993-1999) and Morgan Stanley (1987-1993.) Mr. Armstrong has served as an advisor or lead financier on hundreds of transactions across a number of industries including IPOs, Leveraged Buyouts, Mergers, Sales, Acquisitions and a other strategic transactions. Mr. Armstrong is actively engaged in health and human services work in Charlotte, NC and El Salvador. He resides in Charlotte, NC with his wife and four children.
Katherine Calligan, Senior Associate
Prior to joining Eitel & Armstrong, Ms. Calligan worked at Wells Fargo in the Leveraged Finance group of the investment bank. Ms. Calligan began her banking career at Wachovia in 2005 as an Analyst and in 2008 was promoted to Associate. Ms. Calligan graduated summa cum laude from Belmont Abbey College in 2005, where she received a B.A. with majors in accounting and business administration and started for four years on the women's varsity soccer team. Ms. Calligan resides in Charlotte with her husband and their dog.
Acting as independent advisors, the strategic partners, who are typically former CEOs or seasoned executives, work alongside the founding partners of Eitel & Armstrong to make a significant contribution to the development of our strategic relationships through their industry knowledge, operational know-how, management experience and contact networks.
Tim Oakhill, Strategic Partner
Mr. Oakhill served as EVP Marketing at the Simmons Bedding Company since 2006 and managed the brand and international management functions beginning in 1996. Simmons Bedding Company is $1 billion bedding manufacturer based in Atlanta, GA and employs over 3,000 associates in North America and operates 20 manufacturing plants. Prior to his role at Simmons, Tim served as Marketing Manager for Eastman-Kodak Company and as an Account Group Supervisor at Bates Worldwide in Houston and New York. Tim recently received the Honor Medal from the Boy Scouts of America for saving a life and gave the commencement address at the University of Virginia, Darden Business School in 2009.
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