|  Eric
M. Oganesoff, a FOCUS Managing Director, who has conducted
over forty M&A, debt and capital raise transactions with
an aggregate value of over $300 million and has served as
the CEO or President of nine companies. Mr. Oganesoff has
over twenty years of senior executive level experience in
businesses ranging from wireless solutions, software and
RFID services to manufacturing, industrial products, energy
and environmental products
In the two years prior to joining FOCUS,
Mr. Oganesoff led or co-led the formation of three companies
in RFID services, supply chain and logistics solutions and
advanced fiber product manufacturing. Mr. Oganesoff led the
business strategy development, M&A transactions and capital
raise activities as an investor and transition CEO in these
ventures.
Mr. Oganesoff served as President and CEO of TracerNet,
an enterprise level wireless mobile asset management solutions
provider for commercial fleets. There he developed the core
business strategy and market positioning and raised $6.5
million in investment capital to take the company from minimal
revenue and one customer to recognized market leadership
within 18 months.
As Chairman, CEO and Founder of Greenstone Industries, a
consolidation of specialty fiber manufacturers and distributors
with nine manufacturing facilities across North America,
Mr. Oganesoff led the company's successful IPO in 1994, nine
months after starting the company. Under his leadership Greenstone
acquired seven companies during the first 15 months of operations.
Mr. Oganesoff also led the negotiations to sell the company
to Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LP), a $2.5 billion forest
products company, in 1997. The Company eventually grew to
over $200 million in revenue as the market leader. Mr. Oganesoff
also led LP’s dot com strategy initiative during the
internet boom in 1999 and 2000.
Prior to this, Mr. Oganesoff served as President of Washington
Resources Group, Inc. (WRG), a diversified holding company
with a total of 22 operating subsidiaries and high-tech venture
capital investments and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Washington
Gas Light. During Mr. Oganesoff’s tenure at WRG he
led the sale of several subsidiaries, raised equity capital
and debt, made new investments, conducted several turnarounds
and created joint ventures.
Mr. Oganesoff received a White House appointment to NASA
as Special Assistant to the Associate Administrator, Office
of Space Flight where he headed the NASA task force that
developed NASA's first strategic marketing plan for Space
Shuttle launch services.
Mr. Oganesoff received his BS degree in Electrical Engineering
from the University of Maryland. He earned his MBA degree
from Southern Illinois University. He has also served on
the board of many high-tech and emerging companies and industry
associations.
Contact Information:
Eric Oganesoff
1133 20th Street, NW
Suite 200
Washington, DC 20036
Direct: 202-470-1969
Cell: 301-509-8660
Fax: 202-785-9413
Eric.Oganesoff@focusbankers.com |
