The Partners of Craton Equity Partners are Robert W. MacDonald, Tom Soto, Michael B. Lenard and John Gerson. Mr. MacDonald, Mr. Soto, Mr. Lenard and Mr. Gerson serve as the principal deal makers with Mr. Gerson having the added responsibility of Chief Financial Officer. In addition, these individuals, together with Mr. Worms, constitute the Investment Committee, which is the primary operating oversite committee of Craton.
  • The Board of Craton Equity Partners consists of John D. Kuhns, Tom Soto, Thomas M. Valenzuela, Daniel D. Villanueva, James R. Worms and Messrs. Gerson, Lenard and MacDonald.
  • Craton’s Partners and Board members collectively possess a valuable combination of skill sets derived from their current positions as well as from their prior experience, including as:
    • The co-founders of Catalyst Energy (Messrs. MacDonald and Kuhns),
    • A former partner of the international law firm Latham & Watkins (Mr. Lenard),
    • The former Chief Financial Officer of the investment firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (Mr. Gerson),
    • The founder of a company that establishes technological solutions for regulatory compliance (Mr. Soto),
    • A former Co-Managing Director of Worldwide Real Estate for Salomon Brothers Inc. (Mr. Worms),
    • The founder of Bastion Capital, whose major acquisition, Telemundo Television Network, was sold to NBC for in excess of $2 billion (Mr. Villanueva); and
    • The president of a leading institutional investment firm (Mr. Valenzuela).
Craton Partners: Additional Board of Directors:
Robert W. MacDonald
Tom Soto
Michael B. Lenard
John Gerson
James Worms
John Kuhns
Danny Villanueva
Tom Valenzuela