Paul Burgon

About Paul Burgon

Dynamic operations and investment executive that has invested over $3 billion in almost 100 different companies at high rates of return. Paul balances 1) strategic analysis and strategy development, 2) creating and implementing processes that map to company strategy and 3) team leadership, consistent execution and continuous improvement to create outstanding results. Paul’s achievements include: • transformed a no-growth public company to one with a 17% revenue CAGR over six years through implementing inorganic growth initiatives with the resulting synergies; profitability almost tripled from this revenue growth• successfully transitioned a small public company into an entirely new industry after analyzing dozens of industries• successfully transitioned a different public company from a membrane supplier to a complete systems provider• closed dozens of M&A transactions to create/expand an $800M electronic test platform, a $600M water quality platform, a $600M dental equipment platform, a $150M motion control platform, and a $150M aerospace & defense platform, all of which are highly profitable and worldwide leaders in their markets• negotiated a significant new investment initiative for an education company as lead director; this initiative is forecasted to quadruple existing profitability• created and implemented a company-wide M&A process that has been recognized as one of the best in the country by Institutional Investor magazine• overhauled a public company’s cost structure to reduce public company costs by over 50% while maintaining or improving service levels• created and implemented financial processes and controls as well as a compliance program for a heavily regulated financial investment firm, and successfully passed an SEC audit• led dozens of long-term acquisitions and projects lasting 6-12 months where all functional leaders of a public company reported to me as the acquisition leader• participated in or led multiple equity and debt capital raises for several companies• led investor relations for a public and private company

Experience

1. Member Board of Directors

   Solubag

   Oct 2024 — Present · US

   Solubag is a leader in the development of environmentally sustainable alternatives to single-use plastics. Founded in Santiago, Chile, the company developed and patented a proprietary raw material that replaces traditional plastic in single-use products such as shopping bags, dog waste bags, t-shirt bags, bubble-wrap, etc. Solubag\'s products dissolve in soil or water, are non-toxic, and eco-friendly, offering a viable solution to the global plastic waste problem.

Education

• Georgetown University McDonough School of Business

  BSBA, Finance & International Business, Spanish Minor

  1991 — 1994

• Universidad de Chile

  Business, Spanish

  1992 — 1992

• Georgetown University McDonough School of Business

  International Executive MBA

  2000 — 2002

• Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

  Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

Skills

• Financial Modeling
• Financial Analysis
• Restructuring
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Investor Relations
• Executive Management
• Board of Director Experience
• Acquisition Integration
• Due Diligence
• Hedge Funds
• Valuation
• Negotiation
• Corporate Finance
• Venture Capital
• Business Development
• M&a Experience
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Alternative Investments
• Private Equity
• Acquisitions
• Finance
• Business Analysis
• Corporate Development
• Strategy
• Divestitures
• Investments
• Portfolio Management
• Mergers
• Sec Filings
• Start-Ups
• Asset Management
• Audit Committee