John Poerink

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Biography

Mr. John Poerink is the Founder and serves as an Operational Advisor and investment Professional at Linley Capital. He served as a Board Member at Quixote Studios. He has over 16 years of Experience in mergers and acquisitions, management, and operations in The United States and Europe. Prior to founding Linley Capital, he was one of two partners in the middle market buyout firm Circle Peak Capital, where he worked on leveraged buyout transactions across a wide range of industry sectors with well over $400 million in transaction value, including the acquisition of Rocket Dog Brands and Luxury Optical Holdings. Prior to Circle Peak, he spent more than 12 years in the management, marketing, and operations of some of the world's largest and most distinguished consumer-goods companies. As a Vice President at the Limited Brands, he worked on Brand and Business Development for Express, Victoria's Secret, and Bath & Body Work. While at the Limited, he also worked on the merger of the Limited's Structure and Express divisions to form a new $2.2 billion dual-gender retail organization which was eventually sold to Golden Gate Capital of San Francisco. He holds a Master's Degree in Marketing and Communication from the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands, and an MBA in Finance from the Wharton School, The University of Pennsylvania. He served in the Royal Netherlands Armed Forces Medical Corps on numerous NATO exercise missions in Europe and is an advisor and board member to several private businesses, including, Luxury Optical Holdings Co., The Coromega Company, and Rocket Dog Brands. He was raised in Brazil, India, and The Netherlands. He has lectured on several occasions on private equity and leveraged buyouts at the Wharton School.