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John P.
Birkelund was the founder of Enterprise Investors Sp zoo (1990) and New Court Securities Corp.
(1967) where he held the titles of Senior Advisor and Chairman & Chief Executive Officer respectively.
He also held former positions as Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at N.M.
Rothschild & Sons Ltd., Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer at Dillon, Read & Co., Inc., and Director at C.
R.
Bard, Inc. (New Jersey), NAC Re Corp, Darden Restaurants, Inc., Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc., Copperweld Corp., New York Stock Exchange, Inc., Securities Industry Association, Darby Overseas Investments Ltd., Bishopscourt (BB&Co.) Ltd., Lenox, Inc., and Senior Advisor at Saratoga Management Co. LLC.
Additionally, he held the titles of Life Trustee at The New York Public Library Astor Lenox & Tilden Foundations and Trustee Emeritus at American Academy in Berlin GmbH.
Birkelund earned an MBA from Northwestern University and an undergraduate degree from Princeton University in 1952.
Former positions of John P. Birkelund
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Saratoga Management Co. LLC
 Saratoga Management Co. LLC Investment ManagersFinance Saratoga Management Co LLC (Saratoga Management) is a private equity subsidiary of Saratoga Partners Group founded in 1984. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Private Equity Investor | 09/05/2019 |
American Academy in Berlin GmbH
 American Academy in Berlin GmbH Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services American Academy in Berlin GmbH operates as an independent and privately funded non-profit center for advance study in the humanities, public policy, social sciences, and arts. Its aim is to maintain the long-term intellectual, cultural and political ties between the United States and Germany. It offers residential fellowships at its Hans Arnhold Center to American scholars, writers, journalists, policy experts, and artists. It also brings leading Americans to Berlin for visits to facilitate an exchange of views between the people of Germany and the United States. The company was founded by Richard C. Holbrooke in 1994 and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany. | Director/Board Member | 09/05/2019 |
Enterprise Investors Sp zoo
 Enterprise Investors Sp zoo Investment ManagersFinance Enterprise Investors Sp zoo (Enterprise Investors) is a private equity firm founded in 1990 by John Birkelund and Robert Faris. The firm is headquartered in Warsaw, Poland. | Founder | 09/05/2019 |
| ETHAN ALLEN INTERIORS INC. | Director/Board Member | 29/11/2010 |
| Bishopscourt (BB&Co.) Ltd. | Director/Board Member | 23/10/2008 |
Training of John P. Birkelund
| Northwestern University | Masters Business Admin |
| Princeton University | Undergraduate Degree |
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Linked companies
| Listed companies | 2 |
|---|---|
| DARDEN RESTAURANTS, INC. | Consumer Services |
| ETHAN ALLEN INTERIORS INC. | Consumer Durables |
| Private companies | 15 |
|---|---|
C. R. Bard, Inc. (New Jersey)
 C. R. Bard, Inc. (New Jersey) Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology C. R. Bard, Inc. engages in designing, development, manufacturing, packaging, distribution, and sales of medical, surgical, diagnostic, and patient care devices. It sells its products to hospitals, individual healthcare professionals, extended care facilities, and alternate site facilities. The company was founded by Charles Russell Bard in 1907 and is headquartered in Franklin Lakes, NJ. | Health Technology |
| NAC Re Corp | Finance |
Saratoga Management Co. LLC
Saratoga Management Co. LLC Investment ManagersFinance Saratoga Management Co LLC (Saratoga Management) is a private equity subsidiary of Saratoga Partners Group founded in 1984. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Finance |
Copperweld Corp.
 Copperweld Corp. SteelNon-Energy Minerals Copperweld Corp. produces steel. It also markets full spectrum tubing products and manufactures bimetallic wire products. | Non-Energy Minerals |
New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
 New York Stock Exchange, Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance New York Stock Exchange, Inc. operates securities exchange market. The company offers services to equity and stock market participants like listed companies, individual and institutional investors, and member firms of the stock exchange. It bring together cash equities and derivatives exchange for listings, trading in cash equities, equity and interest rate derivatives, bonds, and the distribution of market data. New York Stock Exchange was founded in 1792 and is headquartered in New York City, NY | Finance |
| Securities Industry Association | Commercial Services |
Enterprise Investors Sp zoo
Enterprise Investors Sp zoo Investment ManagersFinance Enterprise Investors Sp zoo (Enterprise Investors) is a private equity firm founded in 1990 by John Birkelund and Robert Faris. The firm is headquartered in Warsaw, Poland. | Finance |
N.M. Rothschild & Sons Ltd.
 N.M. Rothschild & Sons Ltd. Major BanksFinance N.M. Rothschild & Sons Ltd. provides banking and financial services. It offers investment and commercial banking, treasury, merchant banking, fund management, private banking and trust management services to governments, corporations and individuals. The company has operations in USA, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, Sweden, Turkey, Singapore, Russia and Spain. N.M. Rothschild & Sons was founded in 1809 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom. | Finance |
Darby Overseas Investments Ltd.
 Darby Overseas Investments Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Darby Overseas Investments Ltd is a private equity firm founded in 1994 by Nicholas F Brady. The firm is headquartered in Washington, DC. | Finance |
| Dillon, Read & Co., Inc. | Finance |
| Bishopscourt (BB&Co.) Ltd. | Finance |
Lenox, Inc.
 Lenox, Inc. Home FurnishingsConsumer Durables Lenox situated in Lawrenceville, NJ is a manufacturer of fine china dinnerware, stemware, accessories and gifts. The focus was on fine tableware which includes casual collections in stoneware and earthenware, crystal stemware, and flatware. The gifts in china, crystal, and precious metals have been part of family celebrations for generations | Consumer Durables |
The New York Public Library Astor Lenox & Tilden Foundations
 The New York Public Library Astor Lenox & Tilden Foundations Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The New York Public Library engages in the provision of library services. It uses its available resources in a program of collecting, cataloging, and conserving books and other materials, and providing ready access directly to individual library users and to users elsewhere through cooperating libraries and library networks. The company was founded in 1895 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Commercial Services |
| New Court Securities Corp. | |
American Academy in Berlin GmbH
American Academy in Berlin GmbH Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services American Academy in Berlin GmbH operates as an independent and privately funded non-profit center for advance study in the humanities, public policy, social sciences, and arts. Its aim is to maintain the long-term intellectual, cultural and political ties between the United States and Germany. It offers residential fellowships at its Hans Arnhold Center to American scholars, writers, journalists, policy experts, and artists. It also brings leading Americans to Berlin for visits to facilitate an exchange of views between the people of Germany and the United States. The company was founded by Richard C. Holbrooke in 1994 and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany. | Commercial Services |
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