Advisory Board
The Shore Capital Advisory Board is comprised of a diverse group of highly successful executives and entrepreneurs. Each Advisory Board member has a consistent track record of generating substantial growth at the companies they have led or invested in. Advisory Board members are actively involved with the internal processes and investment decisions at Shore Capital.
Jim Forrest, Chairman
Jim is currently Managing Partner of Lamplighter Partners, LLC, a family investment vehicle focused on venture capital investments. Jim has an extensive background in venture capital from seed stage to expansion stage, as well as private equity leveraged buyouts with companies having revenues as high as... learn more.
Ronald R. Arrington
Ronald was a management consultant from 1970 to 1980, and again in the late 90's. He began participating in leveraged buy-outs in 1981, and since has completed 8 leveraged buy-outs, the last 5 in which he was the majority shareholder after the acquisition. He has lectured at business schools on... learn more.
Gerry Boylan
In 1999, Gerry founded Long Point Capital, a private equity firm, with three partners. Gerry is a Managing Director of the Firm, which has offices in Royal Oak, Michigan and New York City. Long Point Capital Fund I and II have over $300 million of private equity capital under management. Fund I and II... learn more.
Robert K. Burgess
Since retiring as Chairman and CEO of Pulte Homes, Inc. in December 2001, Robert has been engaged as a senior advisor with Glencoe Capital and Long Point Capital, middle-market private equity firms. His role includes evaluating financial transactions and assisting portfolio companies in improving their... learn more.
Randy Fenton
Prior to joining Long Point Capital in 2006 as Senior Advisor and Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Artistic Holdings, Inc., Randy completed a 30 year career at INRECON as President and Chief Executive Officer. During his career at INRECON, Randy spearheaded the growth of the company from $7 million in... learn more.
Michael W. George
From 1998 to 2001, Mike served as the President, COO and CEO of UroCor, Inc. a 430 employee laboratory that specialized in oncology products and services for Urologists. Prior to Mike’s arrival, the company struggled to grow, was consistently unprofitable and was embroiled in a Department of Justice... learn more.
Earl D. Ishbia
Earl co-founded Sherwood Food Distributors in 1969 and has helped it grow into one of the largest meat distributors in the United States. Initially, Earl wore many hats at Sherwood, including keeping the books, loading trucks, and making deliveries. Today, Earl is Sherwood's Chief Executive Officer and... learn more.
Jeffrey A. Ishbia
Jeffrey is the founder of Ishbia & Gagleard, P.C. that has established a unique broad commercial law practice with international (Asia & Europe) clients. Jeff is heavily involved in the transactional side of the business practice with an emphasis on the mergers and acquisitions. He leads the business transaction practice... learn more.
Jim Petcoff
Jim has nearly 30 years of experience in the financial services industry. Most recently, Jim served as Chairman, President, and CEO of North Pointe Holdings Corporation ("North Pointe"), a property and casualty insurance holding company that he founded in 1986. Under Jim's leadership, North Pointe grew... learn more.
