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Testing, Inspection, Certification & Compliance (TICC)
A Strong Fit
Riverside partners with a variety of Testing, Inspection, Certification and Compliance companies focusing on:
- Life sciences:
- Food & agriculture
- Food safety
- Third party testing labs
- Medical device compliance & audit
- Pharmaceutical compliance & audit - Aerospace
- Automotive
Riverside believes the TICC industry is growing due to:
- Aging U.S. infrastructures creating robust sector tailwinds
- Recession-resistant qualities given the mission-critical nature of TICC services
- Industry consolidation, driven by large, diversified TICC companies acquiring specialized, niche providers
These industry trends indicate a strong fit and alignment with Riverside’s operating model.
Delivering Value
- The Riverside Toolkit is a cadre of more than 40 vetted experts who consult on specific functional areas such as pricing, strategic planning, sales & marketing, executive recruitment and global sourcing and procurement.
- Experience helping companies grow through strategies that include acquiring businesses with complementary product lines, executing greenfield expansion plans and developing new products.
- Strategic sourcing between its portfolio companies resulting in almost $10 million in annual savings.
Riverside’s work in the TICC industry is spearheaded by a team of senior advisors, operators, investment professionals and origination experts
The Riverside Company - TICC Advisory Board Overview
e Company has built a knowledge base in Testing, Inspection, Certification and Compliance (TICC) related industries over the last 10+ years. However, Riverside does not consider itself an expert by any means. Riverside has assembled a TICC Advisory Board to assist it in further enhancing its knowledge and more effectively evaluating potential opportunities and developing strategies.
The advisory board is a mix of true industry experts who have multiple decades of personal TICC experience and differentiated skill sets like technical & software expertise, sales & marketing, global business development, leadership, training & certification platforms, strategic initiative execution, acquisition integration and long-range planning. Armed with a global perspective, these individuals can add significant value and provide actionable solutions and guidance to any company in the TICC industry, particularly in the life sciences, aerospace & defense and automotive-related segments.
Jeff Eastman
Former CEO, owner at Intertek Alchemy
Expertise: Life Sciences – Food & Agriculture;
Food Safety; Software & Training
Lori Bestervelt, Ph.D.
Current Director at ChemFORWARD; Former Executive Vice President Chief Science Officer, NSF International
Expertise: Life Sciences – Food & Agriculture;
3rd Party Test Labs; Medical Device; Pharmaceutical
David Crownover
Former Director, AIB International; Director of Strategic Initiatives, Microbac Laboratories, Inc; Client Service Manager, Merieux NutriSciences – North America
Expertise: Life Sciences – Food Safety; 3rd Party Test Labs
Ian Fleming
Former Executive Vice President – Medical Devices at NSF, Previously Founder/Partner at Avarent, LLC
Expertise: Life Sciences – Medical Devices; Software & Training
Jim Glenn
Former Founder & CEO at Meritech, Inc, Technical Advisory Board Member, Sterilex
Expertise: Life Sciences – Food & Agriculture; Food Safety
Hal King, Ph.D.
Current CEO/Founder Public Health Innovations/Partner Active Food Safety; Former Director, Food & Product Safety at Chick-fil-A
Expertise: Life Sciences – Food & Agriculture; Food Safety
Michael Koeris
Current Co-Founder & CEO, Stealth Biotech Startup; Founder & CEO, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Corvium
Expertise: Life Sciences – Food & Agriculture; Food Safety; 3rd Party Test Labs; Software & Training
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