Joseph Lauderdale, Joins 1stWEST Mergers & Acquisitions LLC As Managing Director For Mexico
1stWEST Mergers & Acquisitions LLC is pleased to announce the appointment of Joseph Lauderdale as a Managing Director for Mexico
Joseph Lauderdale brings over 25 years of corporate-level senior management experience in the aerospace and automotive industries. He has strong operational, start-up and turnaround experience and in-depth knowledge of the Mexican market, and specifically, the maquiladora market. Joseph has extensive mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and transactional experience.
Joseph has a strong private company leadership background that includes CEO of Certified Fabricators, Inc., a manufacturing company engaged in development and manufacture of large electro-mechanical products for industrial and defense industries. He served as Vice President of Operations for Bearing Inspection, Inc., a FAA overhaul and repair facility specializing in the overhaul of aerospace and military aircraft engine bearings. Additionally, other senior management positions include: President and Owner of Spur Gear, Inc., and National Sales Manager and Manufacturing Engineer for ACR Industries, Inc., the world’s largest independently owned aerospace gear manufacturer. Joseph is also a Principal in West Coast Holdings, LLC, a business consulting firm focused on the maquiladora market in Mexico.
Based in El Paso, Texas, Joseph will play a critical role in developing our market in Mexico. He has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Southern Illinois University.
“We are delighted and privileged to have Joseph Lauderdale join our 1stWEST M&A team and lead our efforts in Mexico. Joseph brings a unique blend of international senior experience in executive-level management and knowledge of the maquiladora market in Mexico. He also brings an in-depth knowledge of middle-market companies in the aerospace and automotive industries. Our clients will be very well served by Joseph Lauderdale,” commented Ted Rieple, Partner and Co-Founder, 1stWEST Mergers & Acquisitions.
1stWEST Mergers & Acquisitions is a full service international investment banking and advisory firm that is focused on the underserved lower middle-market of companies with sales of $10 to $100 million. The firm has built a unique business solutions platform of assisting owners and shareholders in selling their company, acquiring another business or raising growth capital. With offices in the US, Europe, Brazil, Argentina, Peru Panama and Mexico, 1stWEST M&A is uniquely positioned to serve its clients around the globe.
For more information about 1stWEST Mergers & Acquisitions LLC, please visit our website at www.1stwestma.com. To contact Joseph Lauderdale, please call (864) 631-6633 or email him at j.lauderdale@1stwest.com. |
