Business Services: Executive Advisors

Bruce Coles
Bruce is the former Chairman & CEO of MACTEC, a leading engineering, environmental and construction services firm. Prior to his experience at MACTEC, Bruce was Chairman & CEO of the Law Companies Group, Inc., an engineering and environmental design and consulting services firm and Chairman & CEO of Stone & Webster, Inc., an engineering services company. As a member of Gryphon’s Executive Advisory Board, Bruce assists Gryphon in evaluating and managing investments in the engineering services and environmental services sectors.

Richard Horton
Rick is the former General Manager, Global Strategic Outsourcing at IBM Global Services. Rick previously held a number of increasingly senior positions within IBM which include General Manager, IBM Global Services Canada, and General Manager, IBM Global Learning Services. As a member of Gryphon’s Executive Advisory Board, Rick assists Gryphon in evaluating and managing investments in the IT services, BPO, and training sectors.

Phil Knell
Phil is the founder of PDK Investments & Consulting, a consulting group focused on business strategy and results via improved a focused marketing, sales, and operations emphasis. Prior to founding PDK, Phil served as President and General Manager of MCI Network Conferencing. As a member of Gryphon’s Executive Advisory Board, Phil assists Gryphon in evaluating and managing investments in the telecommunications and professional services industries.

Rodger G. Marticke
Rodger is the former COO of FedEx Ground. Rodger previously was a senior executive at Roadway Services including serving as President of its Caliber Logistics division and the turnaround CEO of its Viking Freight division. Rodger assists Gryphon in evaluating and managing investments in the logistics and transportation sector.

Peter T. Regan
Peter is the former Chairman & CEO of ERM, one of the world’s largest environmental consultancies. As a member of Gryphon’s Executive Advisory Board, Peter assists Gryphon in evaluating and managing investments in the environmental services sector.

William A. Rodgers, Jr.
Bill is currently President & CEO of Good Cents, a privately-held energy services company. Bill was previously President & CEO of EMCOR Facilities Services, a $1.4 billion division of EMCOR Group focused on outsourced facilities services and solutions, and Vice President, U.S. Operations at Johnson Controls where he oversaw that company’s Integrated Facility Management business. As member of Gryphon’s Executive Advisory Board, Bill assists Gryphon in evaluating and managing investments in the facilities services sector.

Jerry Rose
Jerry was formerly Vice Chairman of Jones Lang LaSalle, the world’s top global real estate services and investment management company. As a member of Gryphon’s Executive Advisory Board, Jerry assists the firm in evaluating and managing investments in the commercial real estate services and facilities services industries. Jerry was formerly Chairman of Gryphon-backed Consolidated Fire Protection.

Lee White
Lee was previously a co-founder of AnswerThink, a leading provider of technology-based business transformation solutions, and the Managing Partner of KPMG’s Southeast consulting business, in addition to holding executive-level positions at IBM Solutions. He was also previously Chief Operating Officer of Zyman Group LLC, a marketing strategy consulting firm, and the head of North American Operations at PRGX, a leading provider of cost recovery services. As a member of Gryphon’s Executive Advisory Board, Lee assists Gryphon in evaluating and managing investments in the consulting and recovery audit sectors. Lee currently serves as Executive Chairman at Gryphon portfolio company DLC.