Board of Directors
Stuart Hawley
Chairman of the Board
Stuart W. Hawley joined Saugatuck as a Partner in 1999. Mr. Hawley is the Chairman of MedScan, Inc. and PPI/Time Zero, Inc., and serves as a Director of Power Plus and TradeSource. Prior to joining Saugatuck, Mr. Hawley spent six years with Prudential Securities, most recently as a Vice President in the Health Care Investment Banking Group. While at Prudential Securities, he executed a wide range of transactions for emerging growth companies primarily within the health care industry, including public equity offerings; private debt and equity placements; mergers and acquisitions; and strategic advisory. Mr. Hawley has developed extensive financing and advisory experience across multiple health care sectors with a focus on service-oriented businesses. Mr. Hawley was with Fidelity Investments three years prior to entering graduate school.
Mr. Hawley graduated with a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and an M.B.A. in Finance from the University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School.
Kelly Thompson
Director
Barry McGowan
Non-Executive Director
Ray Oler
President and Chief Executive Officer
Paul Acker
Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary
Paul Acker is the chief financial officer and co-founder of Waterloo Restaurant Ventures, Inc. Paul is responsible for all finance, accounting and administration functions. In this role, he leads strategic planning, finance, controllership, reporting and analysis. In addition, Paul directs the payroll and benefits for the 1,000 team members employed at Waterloo's Romano's Macaroni Grill restaurants.
Before joining Waterloo, Paul served as treasurer, director of financial planning and analysis, and assistant controller at Ez2get, Inc., a nationwide restaurant catering and meal-delivery service. From 1994 to 2000, Paul worked for Citigroup's credit card division (formerly Associates First Capital) as vice president of financial planning and accounting control. His responsibilities included business planning, financial analysis and accounting control for the British Petroleum, Amoco and Citgo oil private-label credit card programs totaling more than $1 billion in receivables.
A scholarship graduate of The University of Texas at Austin with a bachelor of arts degree in 1988, Paul also earned a master’s degree in business administration in finance from the Cox School of Business at Southern Methodist University in 1994. After receiving his bachelor’s degree, Paul served as a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy.
Executive Leadership Team
Ray Oler
President and Chief Executive Officer
Paul Acker
Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary
