PRESS RELEASE
ATLANTA – October 27, 2010 – Triton Value Partners is pleased to announce that former Home Depot Senior Vice President and General Counsel Larry Smith has joined Triton Value Partners as an Executive in Residence.
The Executive in Residence program was created to give Triton clients access to senior executives who understand how to apply world-class management practices to enhance the profitability and growth of mid-sized companies.
For the first 17 years at Home Depot, Smith led the company’s legal department as counsel, senior counsel and Senior Vice-President-General Counsel. He was also Secretary of the Company. From 2000-2002, Mr. Smith served as Senior Vice President-Executive Services.
Smith is seasoned and experienced in all aspects of the wholesale financing business including the credit card industry, asset-based lending, and banking. In 2004 he became the chairman and co-founder of GreenSky Financial which partners with financial institutions, wholesalers and retailers to provide credit products to their customers.
Mr. Smith is a 1969 graduate of the University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT and received his law degree from Brooklyn Law School, Brooklyn, NY in 1975.
“I am excited to begin the relationship with Triton Value Partners. The experience, reach, and resources of the Triton Value Partner platform will allow me to maximize and accelerate value to clients” said Larry Smith.
“With the caliber of his senior level background and reputation, we could not be happier to have Larry join the Triton team” Paul H. Freischlag, Jr., Managing Director of Triton Value Partners commented “The depth of knowledge, relationships and experience Larry brings to the table is a great addition to the network and expertise of our already stellar group of executives.”
About Triton Value Partners
Triton Value Partners, LLC is an Atlanta-based private equity and strategic advisory firm focused on maximizing enterprise value for company owners. Triton's team of Partners boasts an average of twenty-five years of experience as corporate executives, business owners and professional investors. The firm draws upon this wealth of experience to provide a full range of strategic advisory services including: operational optimization, business development, and capital markets. Triton's client service approach leverages its Partners' functional expertise and industry skills to maximize the strength of each client's organization and infrastructure. Triton has recently established an “Executive in Residence” program to provide a platform for selected senior seasoned executives to leverage their skills, entrepreneurial drive and relationships to accelerate value creation for their clients and portfolio companies. For more information, visit www.tritonvp.com.
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