| Mr. Colonnetta is a Partner at the firm Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst
Incorporated, a Dallas based private equity firm with $12 Billion invested
across the media, energy, consumer and industrial sectors throughout North and
South America and Europe. At Hicks Muse, Mr. Colonnetta’s responsibilities
include managing the firm’s investments by serving as the Lead Director or
overseeing the senior management of energy and consumer portfolio companies to
ensure the successful execution of the business plan, staging for a range of
exit opportunities and managing the final exit. He serves as Chairman of the
Board of Regency Gas Services, Black Brush Energy and Home Interiors &
Gifts, Inc. He also serves on the Board of Swift & Company and Zilog, Inc.
All of which have combined revenues of $10 billion and 35,000 employees
worldwide. |
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| Prior to joining Hicks Muse, Mr. Colonnetta founded and was the Chief Executive
Officer of Resource Management Partners (RMP), a management partner to
institutional and private equity firms in dealing with their portfolio
companies. His responsibilities included serving as interim Vice Chairman, CEO,
COO or CFO to help redirect and reposition portfolio companies. Prior to RMP,
he was the Chief Financing Officer of TRC, Inc. which is a $1 billion
restaurant and food company. |
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| A graduate of the University of Houston in Finance, Mr. Colonnetta speaks on
Corporate Performance, Turnaround Management, and Corporate Governance at
Harvard Business School, UCLA’s Anderson School, American Institute of
Bankruptcy, Turnaround Management Association, YEO and CEO forums. He is also
an active member of the National Association of Corporate Directors. |
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| After living throughout the U.S. and Mexico on multiple assignments, Mr.
Colonnetta and his family settled in Dallas in 1995. |
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