With 30 years of experience including leading projects involving sales and marketing, back office (finance, IT, HR, legal), and operations, Mr. Sampson brings both executive leadership and practical experience. He expertly leads clients through transformative events such as divestiture separation, acquisition/integration, ERP selection and implementation, and organizational change.

Mr. Sampson has led teams for private equity (PE) and corporate clients in a variety of industries, including healthcare, retail, food and beverage, financial services, market research, consumer electronics, manufacturing, industrial chemicals, automotive, aircraft, cosmetics, metals, and casual dining industries. He also brings decades of direct leadership experience in the consumer products manufacturing, distribution and B2B service industries. In those roles. Mr. Sampson managed P&Ls and multi-site operations, led organizational change and turnarounds, and was responsible for integration and market expansion activities.

Mr. Sampson’s notable private equity backed transactions include leading the carve-out of a leading dessert company from a Fortune 100 parent to a new standalone company. He also led integration and synergy realization projects for leading market research/consumer insights companies, revenue cycle management providers, and global satellite communications providers.

Mr. Sampson has also served in interim leadership roles. He was Senior Operating Manager for a leading global PE firm, responsible for performance improvement efforts for portfolio companies in the grocery, security/risk management, apparel manufacturing and timeshare industries; Program Management Office (PMO) Director for an event management and presentation services company; and CIO and Integration Management Officer (IMO) for a leading casual dining restaurant franchisee.

Mr. Sampson earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Notre Dame and an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.