Jeff Wigginton

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Biography

Mr. Jeff Wigginton is the Founder & serves as Managing Partner at True North Equity. He founded True North Equity in 2008. He is the Board Member & Chief Operating Officer of PowerTeam Services. At TNE, he is responsible for all phases of the investment process, from deal sourcing and evaluation to due diligence, negotiations, and securing acquisition financing. He is also involved in the operations of portfolio investments, and currently serves as chief operating officer and board member of TNE platform company PowerTeam Services. Prior to TNE, Jeff was a Principal with Strength Capital Partners, a lower middle-market leveraged buyout firm located in Birmingham, MI. During his time at Strength Capital, he was involved in the acquisition or divestiture of fifteen businesses and served on the board of directors of five companies, including holding the chairman role with one. In addition to his investment experience, Jeff also has significant hands-on operational experience, including working with more than twenty companies on operational enhancement initiatives. Twice, he has taken an interim CEO role at a troubled company in order to provide stability while a permanent manager was located. Jeff received a MBA from The University of Chicago Graduate School of Business, and a BBA from Eastern Michigan University. His interests include golf, reading, and travel - with highlights including scuba diving in Belize, bungee jumping from a bridge in New Zealand, skydiving in Hawaii, visiting the Great Wall of China, traveling the Amazon river basin, and reaching the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro.