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John VanNewkirk
Chief Executive Officer at
CheckSum LLC
Profile
Mr. VanNewkirk is President and Chief Executive Officer of CheckSum LLC and also Founder and President of Teton Industries LLC founded in 2003.
He led a successful turnaround of a steel service center in southern China for Van Shung Chong Holdings (VSC), a publicly listed company in Hong Kong with annual revenue of approximately US$ 250 million.
In addition, Mr. VanNewkirk established a Building Products Division that sells and installs kitchens and bathrooms to large developers in Hong Kong.
Prior to joining VSC, Mr. VanNewkirk served as a management consultant with Bain & Company in Hong Kong and San Francisco.
During his years at Bain, he developed and implemented growth strategies for Fortune 500 companies.
His experience across a spectrum of industries included cost reduction, process re-engineering, new market development, distribution strategy and implementation, and corporate strategy.
In addition, Mr. VanNewkirk has worked in a variety of senior roles at Internet related business-to-business startups and a venture capital fund.
This experience has built on his business development, industry analysis, financial and strategic planning, and team building skills and has involved him in raising over $15 million in venture capital.
Mr. VanNewkirk has a Bachelor of Sciences (Honors) from Brown University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.
He is married with two children.
John VanNewkirk active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
CheckSum LLC
 CheckSum LLC Electronic ComponentsElectronic Technology Develops circuit board test and ISP device programming solutions | Chief Executive Officer | 01/10/2003 |
Former positions of John VanNewkirk
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|---|---|---|
Teton Industries LLC
 Teton Industries LLC Investment ManagersFinance Teton Industries acquires and manages middle-market industrial products manufacturers that operate in both mature and growing industries. The firm provides attractive exit options for the owners and operators of small to medium-sized privately-held manufacturing companies and divestiture opportunities for divisions of corporate parents. They target companies with a purchase price of $6 million to $50 million, sales of $10 million to $50 million and EBITDA greater than $2 million. Teton Industries looks for companies that have been profitable for the last 3 years. The firm prefers to invest in companies located in the Pacific, Mountain and Southwestern regions of the US. | Founder | - |
Bain & Co., Inc.
 Bain & Co., Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides strategy, marketing, organization, operations, IT and M&A consulting services | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
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Brown University
 Brown University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
Harvard University
 Harvard University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
Bain & Co., Inc.
Bain & Co., Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides strategy, marketing, organization, operations, IT and M&A consulting services | Commercial Services |
CheckSum LLC
CheckSum LLC Electronic ComponentsElectronic Technology Develops circuit board test and ISP device programming solutions | Electronic Technology |
Teton Industries LLC
Teton Industries LLC Investment ManagersFinance Teton Industries acquires and manages middle-market industrial products manufacturers that operate in both mature and growing industries. The firm provides attractive exit options for the owners and operators of small to medium-sized privately-held manufacturing companies and divestiture opportunities for divisions of corporate parents. They target companies with a purchase price of $6 million to $50 million, sales of $10 million to $50 million and EBITDA greater than $2 million. Teton Industries looks for companies that have been profitable for the last 3 years. The firm prefers to invest in companies located in the Pacific, Mountain and Southwestern regions of the US. | Finance |
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