J. Ross Colbert became a director of Eldorado in February 2007. Mr. Colbert has 22 years of beverage industry experience and has completed more than 60 transactions across numerous industry segments including soft drinks, bottled water, juice, beer, contract packaging, equipment suppliers and packing companies. He has advised several of the largest national and global beverage companies such as Nestle, Cadbury Schwepps, Heineken and PepsiCo, as well as many privately-owned, middle market companies in the industry. Mr. Colbert has also worked closely with leading private equity funds and financial institutions in structuring beverage industry acquisitions and divestitures. Mr. Colbert graduated from the University of Hawaii and completed the Executive Program of the Wharton School of Business of the University of Pennsylvania. He received an MBA from the University of New Haven. |