Mr. Gevaudan has over 15 years of diversified financial management experience with expertise in the areas of financial/operations management, strategic planning, and investment analysis. Prior to joining Bridge in December 2006, Mr. Gevaudan worked for eight years at The Hillman Company, a privately held venture capital and investment holding company with a diversified portfolio of investments in real estate, manufacturing, distribution, healthcare, telecommunications, entertainment, energy and biotechnology. While at The Hillman Company Mr. Gevaudan provided workout/turnaround services for portfolio companies and supervised the due diligence process for both acquisition and sale targets. Prior to joining The Hillman Company Mr. Gevaudan was a manager at Ernst and Young, LLP in Pittsburgh, where he served primarily financial services and entrepreneurial companies. Mr. Gevaudan earned a B.A. in Accounting from the Duquesne University 1991 and an M.B.A. in from the University of Pittsburgh, Katz Graduate School of Business. He is a Certified Public Accountant in the state of Pennsylvania. |