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George Benson

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Benson
Title
Operating Partner
Joined Riverside In
2008
Fund/Department
RCAF
Description

George is part of the Operating team for the RCAF fund family.

Prior Employment

Five years as an Outside Director for four of the firm’s portfolio companies, as well as an interim chief executive officer assignment for an RMCF portfolio company; 15 years of extensive CEO experience focused on various turnaround, restructuring and growth situations via Benson and Associates including President, CEO & Chairman – Americus Dental Labs; President – Managed Healthcare Associates; President & CEO – Continental Managed Pharmacy; Advisor – NABN; CEO – Cumulus Corporation; CEO – Sajar Plastics; COO – Medical Consultants Imaging Corporation; additional senior management positions included Executive Vice President/CFO/Director – Clark Consolidated Industries; Group Vice President/COO Transportation Resource Management Group – Leaseway Transportation Corporation; Division Vice President – Electronic Data Systems, etc.

Education

MBA – The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania; BS, Finance and Economics – The Ohio State University

Languages

Native in English

Personal

In his spare time, George enjoys spending time with his wife, children and grandchildren – preferably on a beach in Florida. He is an avid shooter (clay targets of course), and has been a boater all of his life, which comes in handy for riding the waves at Riverside.