ChampionScott Partners has recruited Andrew (Andy) J. Wagner as Chief Financial Officer to Silver Lake (http://www.silverlake.com). Silver Lake is the leader in private investments in technology, technology-enabled, and related growth industries. Silver Lake seeks to achieve superior financial returns by investing with the strategic and operating insights of an experienced industry participant. Silver Lake’s mission is to function as a value-added partner to the management teams of the world’s leading technology franchises.
Mr. Wagner joins Silver Lake from GSC Group, a New Jersey based diversified asset manager focused on credit-based alternative investment strategies. As GSC’s Senior Managing Director of Finance and Administration, Mr. Wagner was responsible for all financial and administrative functions including financial reporting, treasury, human resources, taxes, SEC compliance, information systems, debt compliance and legal and investor services.
From 1995 to 2000, Mr. Wagner was a General Partner and Chief Financial Officer of RFE Investment Partners, a private equity investment firm. While CFO, Mr. Wagner handled all financial and administrative responsibilities for RFE funds in addition to being actively involved in several RFE portfolio companies. Being on the board of directors for six portfolio companies, he secured debt capital and executed follow-on investments. Prior to RFE Investment Partners, Mr. Wagner was Partner in charge of the Arthur Andersen LLP tax practice in Stamford, Connecticut. During his 17 year career at Arthur Anderson, Mr. Wagner held Senior Tax positions, most recently as Tax Partner, responsible for a division with approximately $6 million in net fees and 35 professional and support staff.
Mr. Wagner graduated from the University of Connecticut, with a B.S. degree in Accounting and is a Certified Public Accountant.
ChampionScott Partners is the world’s premier retained executive search firm focused exclusively on the technology industry and related sectors. Our firm delivers the personalized focus of a technology boutique combined with the research resources and global reach of a large international firm through our offices in the United States, Europe and Asia. We have conducted over 500 searches and played pivotal roles in the formation of over 200 technology companies around the world. ChampionScott Partners recruits CEOs, their direct reports, and Board Directors for companies ranging from start-ups to the Global 500 in the key technology centers of the U.S., Europe, Japan, China, India and Israel. On every engagement our team provides partner-level knowledge and judgment gained through our decades of experience in the technology industry.