Robert M. Koenig
President
Meet Robert Koenig

Robert Koenig founded Woodbridge Group in 1993 after having grown Koenig Corporation, an art supply retail distribution and manufacturing company, from $5 million to $100 million in sales. While president of Koenig Corporation, Robert completed 30 add-on acquisitions and drove organic growth to capture 10% of the U.S. art supply market by the time the company was sold to a strategic buyer. Since leading Woodbridge Group, Robert has successfully completed several hundred million dollars worth of transactions across a broad range of industries. He is known for his integrity, expertise and passion–as well as for his exceptional dexterity at getting deals done. Robert's innovative, marketing-driven approach to M&A and his skill at winning the best possible deal for clients have elevated Woodbridge Group to the prominence it enjoys today. Robert has industry expertise in consumer products, retail, industrial products and aerospace.

Robert F. Murphy
Chief Operating Officer

Bob has extensive experience conducting acquisition and divestiture transactions involving middle-market companies, as well as a broad range of general management skills. Prior to joining Woodbridge Group, Bob was a principal of Elite Investment Group, an investment banking firm serving middle market companies, especially in the IT sector. Earlier in his career, Bob was senior vice president at Butler International, Inc. (NASDAQ: BUTL), a $450 million outsourcing company, where he spent over nine years in a variety of key management roles. While at Butler, Bob was responsible for all acquisitions, divestitures, strategic planning and other corporate development activities. Bob is a graduate of SUNY Albany and a CPA and serves as a director of MSRC Co., a leading mass storage solutions business. Bob has industry expertise in IT, outsourcing and staffing.

Donald A. Krier
Senior Vice President

Don joined Woodbridge Group shortly after its founding and has been involved in virtually every aspect of the business. His entrepreneurial background, tenacity and talent for developing trust among all M&A parties enable Don to bring about profitable results for clients. Don has closed deals for a variety of manufacturers and distributors. Clients value Don's deal-making expertise, commitment and persistence. He is a graduate of Taylor University with a BS in Business/Systems and has extensive marketing and management experience. Don has industry expertise in building/plumbing products and machining.

Larry Reinharz
Senior Vice President

Larry has completed over $500 million in commercial financings for hundreds of small and mid-size companies. For 15 years, he worked in commercial finance for JP Morgan Chase and Merrill Lynch and then founded Deane Advisors, which has served as Woodbridge Group’s financing affiliate. His responsibilities at Woodbridge Group include new business development and working with clients. He earned a B.A. in political science and economics from Manhattanville College.

Lori S. Green
Senior Vice President, Strategic Marketing

Prior to joining Woodbridge Group in 2000, Lori worked for several middle-market investment banking firms as a financial writer and as a marketing/communications consultant to private and public companies. Companies Lori has served include Chase Manhattan Bank, DHL, CIGNA Healthcare, Cendant, Globecon and UNICEF. She is responsible for our distinctive sell-side books, marketing videos and client-marketing plans, and works with buy-side clients to creatively market them to prospective sellers. Author of numerous business articles and two management books, Lori holds a BA in English from SUNY Binghamton and an MA in Media Studies from the New School for Social Research.

Dirk-Jan Vorgers
Senior Vice President, Woodbridge Group Europe

Prior to joining Woodbridge Group, Dirk-Jan was a principal of the Vorgers Bower Group, an international consulting firm providing advisory services on business development and mergers and acquisitions. There he managed numerous international M&A transactions involving businesses across a range of industries, as well as developing new Web-based applications to improve the due diligence process. Woodbridge Group clients benefit from Dirk-Jan’s extensive international experience and technical expertise. He holds a Master degree in Industrial Engineering & Management from the University of Twente, The Netherlands, where he specialized in Logistics and International Management. He also recently earned a CM&AA (Certified Mergers & Acqusition Advisor) Certificate from Loyola University of Chicago's Graduate School of Business.

James Locke
Senior Vice President, Woodbridge Brazil

James Locke heads up Woodbridge Group’s Brazilian office. He has 20 years of business experience working with multinational firms in the consumer goods, consulting, telecommunications and finance industries. He has worked for U.S. companies in Brazil, including S.C. Johnson, PepsiCo and A.T. Kearney, and in Eastern Europe for AIG. James has expertise in marketing, strategy and business development. In addition to Brazil, he has served in executive positions based in Europe and the U.S. James earned a BBA in Business Administration from Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. He is fluent in Portuguese and also speaks Spanish and Greek.

Felicia Hughes
Vice President, Operations

Felicia's background in managing service delivery and marketing teams ensures that our clients capture the attention of targeted buyers and sellers. Prior to joining Woodbridge Group, Felicia worked for a number of direct marketing firms including Dial America, and she worked in pharmaceutical sales for Wyeth/Ayerst Laboratories. Felicia also served as a department manager of several surgical units at Tufts New England Medical Center. Felicia's passion for achieving results, her efficiency and perseverance make her an invaluable asset to our clients. Felicia is a graduate of the University of Connecticut.

Marni K. Connelly
Director, Professional Services

Prior to joining Woodbridge in 2004, Marni worked at Pitney Bowes, where her last position was IT Project Manager for the Marketing Finance Team. She currently applies her IT expertise to client research and to managing a variety of IT initiatives. Marni is instrumental to the firm’s marketing activities and ongoing process improvements. She holds a business degree with specialization in Management Information Systems from Western Connecticut State University.

Kevin S. Tierney
President, Distressed Situations Division

Kevin started out his career as a commercial banker and for the past 20 years has been in private practice as a resolution specialist for distressed companies. As a banker, he was responsible for Loan Administration for a multi-billion dollar commercial bank. For the last 10 years of his bank career, he was responsible for the creation and ongoing oversight of all credit policy, loan underwriting, and the management of all FDIC examinations. In 1989, Kevin formed Workout Solutions, Inc. which specializes in analyzing and resolving all manner of loan problems.He has represented banks, debtors, or has acted as a mediator for loans excess of $ 800 million. He is on the Board of Directors of the Connecticut Turnaround Management Association.