David B. Scharf

Director/Board Member at

PurposeBuilt Brands, Inc.

64 year

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Consumer Non-Durables

Profile

David Scharf is a Managing Director at Rock Mountain Capital and focuses on operations and strategic initiatives, leveraging his vast experience building out corporate infrastructure and guiding companies on a path to operational/financial best practices.
Mr. Scharf currently serves as a Director of Spark Dental Management, VCM Products and PurposeBuilt Brands.
Previously, Mr. Scharf was an Operating Advisor to Carlyle’s middle market focused fund, the Carlyle Equity Opportunity Fund (CEOF) from 2013 to 2019.
Upon Carlyle’s investment in Galaxy Brands, Mr. Scharf served as its Chief Operating Officer until the company was sold by Carlyle to Sequential Brands, after which Mr. Scharf rejoined CEOF as an Operating Advisor.? Prior to working with Carlyle, Mr. Scharf worked at ESL Investments, Prentice Capital, Basso Capital and Hutchin Hill Capital investing in both the public and private markets.
Mr. Scharf began his career at Arkin-Medo Inc. a wholesaler serving the printing and publishing industry, eventually becoming CEO.
The business was sold to Fuji Film International in 2001, where Mr. Scharf participated in an industry roll up of over $2 billion in revenues.? Mr. Scharf earned his B.S.
degree in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania and his J.D.
from Fordham Law School.

David B. Scharf active positions

Companies	Position	Start
PurposeBuilt Brands, Inc. PurposeBuilt Brands, Inc. Household/Personal CareConsumer Non-Durables Manufactures specialty cleaning and disinfection products	Director/Board Member	28/02/2019
Let There Be Hemp, Inc. Let There Be Hemp, Inc. Food: Specialty/CandyConsumer Non-Durables Manufactures hemp-seeds snacks	Director/Board Member	-
Rock Mountain Capital LP Rock Mountain Capital LP Investment ManagersFinance Rock Mountain Capital invests in middle market companies located in the United States. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of consumer goods & services, healthcare services and business services. It provides financing for buyout capital requirements. The firm acquires majority or minority interest.	Private Equity Investor	31/12/2019

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Former positions of David B. Scharf

Companies	Position	End
Basso Capital Management LP Basso Capital Management LP Investment ManagersFinance Basso works with each client to determine their risk and portfolio objectives and wealth management needs. Based on these objectives and needs, the firm develops an asset allocation plan that selects from among the asset types including, among others, domestic and foreign equities and bonds, mutual funds and ETFs, and less liquid and/or private investment vehicles. The allocations among these varying asset types reflect the client’s risk profile and investment time horizon, among other factors.	Analyst-Equity	30/05/2010
Prentice Capital Management LP Prentice Capital Management LP Investment ManagersFinance Prentice is a low net long/short equity manager that focuses on the US Consumer/Retail sector. The firm seeks to produce strong risk-adjusted returns with little or no correlation. They employ a fundamentally driven, value-based approach in its investment activities. While Prentice uses a bottom-up research process to create a fundamental understanding of companies and business segments of interest, the firm also pays attention to general macro-economic and financial market conditions as additional points of reference in the construction of the portfolio.	Corporate Officer/Principal	28/02/2008
Galaxy Brand Holdings, Inc. Galaxy Brand Holdings, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as a brand acquisition and development company in apparel, footwear, and accessory markets	Chief Operating Officer	-

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Basso Capital Management LP Basso Capital Management LP Investment ManagersFinance Basso works with each client to determine their risk and portfolio objectives and wealth management needs. Based on these objectives and needs, the firm develops an asset allocation plan that selects from among the asset types including, among others, domestic and foreign equities and bonds, mutual funds and ETFs, and less liquid and/or private investment vehicles. The allocations among these varying asset types reflect the client’s risk profile and investment time horizon, among other factors.	Finance
University of Pennsylvania University of Pennsylvania Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Prentice Capital Management LP Prentice Capital Management LP Investment ManagersFinance Prentice is a low net long/short equity manager that focuses on the US Consumer/Retail sector. The firm seeks to produce strong risk-adjusted returns with little or no correlation. They employ a fundamentally driven, value-based approach in its investment activities. While Prentice uses a bottom-up research process to create a fundamental understanding of companies and business segments of interest, the firm also pays attention to general macro-economic and financial market conditions as additional points of reference in the construction of the portfolio.	Finance
Fordham University School of Law Fordham University School of Law Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Galaxy Brand Holdings, Inc. Galaxy Brand Holdings, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as a brand acquisition and development company in apparel, footwear, and accessory markets	Commercial Services
Let There Be Hemp, Inc. Let There Be Hemp, Inc. Food: Specialty/CandyConsumer Non-Durables Manufactures hemp-seeds snacks	Consumer Non-Durables
PurposeBuilt Brands, Inc. PurposeBuilt Brands, Inc. Household/Personal CareConsumer Non-Durables Manufactures specialty cleaning and disinfection products	Consumer Non-Durables
Rock Mountain Capital LP Rock Mountain Capital LP Investment ManagersFinance Rock Mountain Capital invests in middle market companies located in the United States. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of consumer goods & services, healthcare services and business services. It provides financing for buyout capital requirements. The firm acquires majority or minority interest.	Finance