Our Team
David Fredston
Founder, CEO
David Fredston
Founder, CEO
- Mr. Fredston founded Sole Source Capital in 2016 and is responsible for all aspects of the Firm’s strategy, management, and investment activities.
- Prior to founding SSC, Mr. Fredston spent six years with The Gores Group, where he was a Principal on the M&A team and Head of Origination.
- From 2007 to 2009, Mr. Fredston managed a hedge fund that invested in “old economy” large cap securities.
- Prior to 2007, Mr. Fredston worked at Ladenburg Thalmann in M&A and Goldman Sachs in the Fixed Income, Currencies, and Commodities Division.
Dewey Turner III
President of Operations
Dewey Turner III
President of Operations
- Mr. Turner is responsible for operations at SSC’s portfolio companies.
- Prior to joining SSC, Mr. Turner spent two years as a Principal of Portfolio Operations with Clearlake Capital and eight years as a Senior Vice President and Operational Executive at The Gores Group.
- Mr. Turner has led the post-acquisition operational carve-out, integration, and / or stand up of over 20 companies.
- Prior to working in private equity, Mr. Turner was the CEO of Precision Components International, Inc. and a Senior Vice President at Crane Aerospace.
- Mr. Turner currently serves as a Director for Individual FoodService, Worldwide Produce, Dallas Plastics, Peak Technologies, I.D. Images, and Westwood Laboratories.
Scott Sussman
Chief Investment Officer
Scott Sussman
Chief Investment Officer
- Mr. Sussman leads SSC’s M&A team.
- Prior to joining SSC, Mr. Sussman served as an investment professional at Ivory Investment Management, Empyrean Capital Partners, and SAC Capital Advisors.
- Mr. Sussman started his career at Lehman Brothers working on the firm’s industrial proprietary trading desk.
- Mr. Sussman currently serves as a Director for Cantium, Worldwide Produce, Dallas Plastics, Peak Technologies, I.D. Images, and Westwood Laboratories.
Bruno Adoric
CFO & COO
Bruno Adoric
CFO & COO
- Mr. Adoric is responsible for fund administration and compliance.
- Prior to joining SSC, Mr. Adoric spent five years as an outsourced CFO at Standish Management, focusing primarily on private equity funds with over $13 billion in AUM. During his time at Standish, Mr. Adoric served as SSC’s outsourced CFO for two years.
- Previously, Mr. Adoric worked at Panoptic Fund Administration Group and JP Morgan.
- Mr. Adoric has over thirteen years of experience in accounting, financial reporting, compliance, and administration of private equity, venture capital, and fund of funds.
- Mr. Adoric currently serves as a Director for Worldwide Produce, Dallas Plastics, Peak Technologies, I.D. Images, and Westwood Laboratories.
Lee Marks
Managing Director
Lee Marks
Managing Director
- Mr. Marks is responsible for business strategy and operational performance of SSC’s portfolio companies.
- Prior to joining SSC, Mr. Marks spent three years as President and CEO of Plastic Industries and two years as President of Coveris Europe.
- Mr. Marks has over thirty-five years in Senior Operational Leadership roles across multiple industries.
- Additionally, Mr. Marks has worked as SVP of Supply Chain Excellence at Coveris, SVP of Operations at Brady Corporation, and VP of Operations at Pentair Pool & Spa Business.
- Mr. Marks started his career at Honeywell in their management development program and worked as a Senior Manager at a large consulting firm for five years.
Sumil Menon
Managing Director
Sumil Menon
Managing Director
- Mr. Menon is Head of Investor Relations and is responsible for developing and managing strategic relationships with institutional plans and consultants.
- Prior to joining SSC, Mr. Menon spent ten years at Crescent Capital Group where he was a Senior Vice President focusing on fundraising.
- From 2007 to 2009, Mr. Menon worked as an investment consultant at Wilshire Associates.
- He began his career as a bond trader at Pacific Investment Management Company (PIMCO).
John Pierucci
Managing Director
John Pierucci
Managing Director
- Mr. Pierucci is involved in the origination and execution of new investments and the management of existing portfolio companies.
- Prior to joining SSC, Mr. Pierucci was a Private Equity Associate at The Gores Group and a Consultant at The Boston Consulting Group.
- Mr. Pierucci currently serves as a Director for Peak Technologies, I.D. Images, and Westwood Laboratories.
John Hynes
Principal
John Hynes
Principal
- Mr. Hynes is responsible for the integration of SSC’s portfolio company ERP systems and data-based lead sourcing.
- Prior to joining SSC, Mr. Hynes spent twelve years as a M&A and operations consultant.
- From 2007 to 2009, Mr. Hynes co-managed a hedge fund that invested in “old economy” large cap securities.
- He began his career as a bond trader for Sailfish Capital and SAC Capital.
Bryan Riggs
Principal
Bryan Riggs
Principal
- Mr. Riggs is responsible for investment execution and portfolio company management.
- Prior to joining SSC, Mr. Riggs spent six years on the M&A team at Platinum Equity, where he was responsible for leading all aspects of financial due diligence on potential acquisitions.
- Previously, Mr. Riggs spent six years at Ernst & Young conducting buy-side and sell-side financial due diligence.
- Mr. Riggs currently serves as a Director for Worldwide Produce and Dallas Plastics.
Thomas Mokulehua
Principal
Thomas Mokulehua
Principal
- Mr. Mokulehua is involved in the origination and execution of new investments and the management of existing portfolio companies.
- Prior to joining SSC, Mr. Mokulehua was Principal, Finance at Corridor Capital.
- Preceding Corridor Capital, Mr. Mokulehua worked in the corporate development/M&A department at DaVita.
- Mr. Mokulehua spent ten years in transaction advisory and audit services at Deloitte and KPMG.
Lisa Flanigan
Principal
Lisa Flanigan
Principal
- Mrs. Flanigan is responsible for investment origination, deal qualification, and developing client relationships.
- Prior to joining SSC, Mrs. Flanigan was at Clearlake Capital Group and a member of the business development team.
- Previously, Mrs. Flanigan was a Licensed Agent with Keller Williams Realty.
Brian Wright
Principal
Brian Wright
Principal
- Mr. Wright is responsible for the business strategy and operational performance of SSC’s portfolio companies.
- Prior to joining SSC, Mr. Wright spent four years as President of ACM Global Laboratories and four years as Chief Operating Officer of SP Industries.
- Mr. Wright has over twenty years of experience in Senior Operational Leadership roles across multiple industries.
- Additionally, Mr. Wright has worked as Vice President & Head of Operational Excellence at Remedi SeniorCare, Senior Operations Manager and various other leadership roles at TE Connectivity, and Unit Manager at Stryker.
- Mr. Wright is a veteran and served as an active duty officer in the US Army and was a founder and owner of a privately held real estate company.
Ivan Gataric
Senior Vice President
Ivan Gataric
Senior Vice President
- Mr. Gataric is responsible for business strategy and operations at SSC’s portfolio companies.
- Mr. Gataric has significant experience with Lean, Six Sigma, M&A integration, lean transformations, and implementation of multi facility cost savings initiatives.
- Mr. Gataric has worked in numerous Operational and Engineering roles across multiple companies and industries. These positions included Supervisor, Engineer, Engineering Manager, Operations Manager, Director of Operations, Sr. Director of Continuous Improvement, Group Plant Manager, and Leader of North America.
- Companies include industry leaders such as Danaher, Pinnacle Foods (The Blackstone Group portfolio company), Delphi Corporation, WABCO, and Rain Bird Corporation.
Kyle Turbitt
Senior Vice President
Kyle Turbitt
Senior Vice President
- Mr. Turbitt is responsible for investment origination, deal qualification, and developing client relationships.
- Prior to joining SSC, Mr. Turbitt spent ten years at Bank of America where he was a Senior Vice President sourcing commercial banking opportunities.
Robert Huynh
Vice President
Robert Huynh
Vice President
- Mr. Huynh is responsible for fund administration and compliance.
- Prior to joining SSC, Mr. Huynh spent six years as an outsourced Controller at Standish Management, focusing primarily on private equity, venture capital, and fund of funds. During his time at Standish, Mr. Huynh served as SSC’s outsourced Controller for four years.
- Previously, Mr. Huynh was an Operations Manager at Bank of America.
Jacob Reynolds
Vice President
Jacob Reynolds
Vice President
- Mr. Reynolds is involved in the origination and execution of new investments and the management of existing portfolio companies.
- Prior to joining SSC, Mr. Reynolds was a Director on the Corporate Development team at CareMax, where he was responsible for leading all aspects of due diligence on potential acquisitions.
- Previously, Mr. Reynolds spent six years on the investment teams of LBC Small Cap and Hamilton Lane.
Andrew Sutton
Vice President
Andrew Sutton
Vice President
- Mr. Sutton is involved in the origination and execution of new investments and the management of existing portfolio companies.
- Prior to joining SSC, Mr. Sutton was an Investment Banking Analyst at Lincoln International.
Trey Woodward
Vice President
Trey Woodward
Vice President
- Mr. Woodward is responsible for portfolio company operations management and investment execution.
- Prior to joining SSC, Mr. Woodward spent eight years at Deloitte, focusing primarily on transaction advisory in the chemicals and industrials industries.
Jacob Deshaies
Vice President
Jacob Deshaies
Vice President
- Mr. Deshaies is responsible for investment origination, deal qualification, and developing new client relationships.
- Prior to joining SSC, Mr. Deshaies spent three years at Lion Equity Partners, where he sourced corporate divestitures and conducted due diligence on potential acquisitions.
David Davis
Vice President
David Davis
Vice President
- Mr. Davis is responsible for leveraging data science to support the firm’s operations.
- Prior to joining SSC, Mr. Davis was a Data Scientist at JPMorgan Chase, where he provided internal data science consulting for various lines of business in consumer and commercial banking.
Ted Andrews
Vice President
Ted Andrews
Vice President
- Mr. Andrews is responsible for deal sourcing and building SSC’s network of executives for our portfolio companies and board of directors.
- Prior to joining SSC, Mr. Andrews spent two years at Korn Ferry, where he did executive level recruiting in the private equity landscape for industrial markets.
Kyle Holliman
Senior Associate
Kyle Holliman
Senior Associate
- Mr. Holliman is responsible for investment origination, deal qualification, and developing new client relationships.
- Prior to joining SSC, Mr. Holliman spent three years at Stonebriar Commercial Finance, sourcing debt opportunities across the general equipment and real estate platforms.
Punit Patel
Associate
Punit Patel
Associate
- Mr. Patel is involved in the origination and execution of new investments and the management of existing portfolio companies.
- Prior to joining SSC, Mr. Patel was an Analyst for Raymond James.
Chloe Poyourow
Associate
Chloe Poyourow
Associate
- Ms. Poyourow is involved in the origination and execution of new investments and the management of existing portfolio companies.
- Prior to joining SSC, Ms. Poyourow was a Private Equity Analyst at Corridor Capital.
Ben Wandoff
Associate
Ben Wandoff
Associate
- Mr. Wandoff is involved in the origination and execution of new investments and the management of existing portfolio companies.
Charlie Jones
Associate
Charlie Jones
Associate
- Mr. Jones is involved in the origination and execution of new investments and the management of existing portfolio companies.
- Prior to joining SSC, Mr. Jones was an Investment Banking Associate and Analyst at Fidus Partners.
Will Galant
Research Associate
Will Galant
Research Associate
- Mr. Galant is responsible for industry theme research, idea generation, and assisting with deal sourcing.
- Prior to joining SSC, Mr. Galant spent three years at McKinsey & Company in the Private Equity and Principal Investors practice, where he conducted commercial and vendor due diligence, as well as strategy work for portfolio companies of Private Equity firms.
Khaled Abusaad
Analyst
Khaled Abusaad
Analyst
- Mr. Abusaad is responsible for investment origination, deal qualification, and developing new client relationships.
- Prior to joining SSC, Mr. Abusaad was an Analyst at Goldman Sachs.
Addison Galloway
Analyst
Addison Galloway
Analyst
- Ms. Galloway is responsible for investment origination, deal qualification, and developing new client relationships.
- Prior to joining SSC, Ms. Galloway was a Research Associate for Preqin.
Christina Porras
Executive Assistant and Office Manager
Christina Porras
Executive Assistant and Office Manager
- Ms. Porras is responsible for supporting executive team members and managing SSC’s Dallas office.
- Prior to joining SSC, Ms. Porras was the HR Assistant and Primary Executive Assistant at Stronghold Resource Partners.