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Prior to co-founding Meriturn Partners in 2001, Mr. Hansen spent 12 years in finance, strategy and
management positions. Most recently he was the President and COO of Stonepath Group, a publicly
traded investment firm.
At Stonepath, Mr. Hansen was responsible for developing strategic plans, overseeing investment
professionals, and managing day-to-day operations, including legal, finance, accounting, regulatory,
and human resources. In 2000, with the decline in NASDAQ, management undertook a successful
restructuring to rationalize its portfolio of companies and reposition the business.
Prior to Stonepath, Mr. Hansen was Senior Vice President of Corporate
Strategy & Development at Bank of America, where he managed key
strategic projects, restructuring activities, and M&A transactions
for the Office of the Chairman. Mr. Hansen was involved in a number
of acquisitions, divestitures and restructuring activities for the
corporation, including Robertson Stephens, Asia Retail (Taiwan, Singapore,
and India), Midwest Retail, RS Investment Management, BA Commercial
Fleet, D.E. Shaw, and Eastbourne Capital Management. Prior to his Corporate
Strategy & Development role, he was a founding member and Vice
President of the bank's International Capital Raising Group, where
he originated, structured, and executed more than $3 billion of public
and private financings for foreign companies and governments. In addition,
Mr. Hansen closed high yield, project financings, and leasing transactions
while he was in the Investment Banking area of Bank of America.
Prior to joining Bank of America, Mr. Hansen was a Financial Analyst
with Bankers Trust (now Deutsche Bank) in the Middle-Market Corporate
Finance and Real Estate Groups, where he executed numerous financings,
credit reviews, and loan restructurings.
Mr. Hansen earned a BS degree in Business Administration from Bucknell
University and an MBA from the J.L. Kellogg School at Northwestern University.
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