Summit Park Announces LEAD Program Promotions

CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Summit Park is pleased to announce the promotion of four executives within its Leadership Excellence and Development (“LEAD”) Program, marking an important milestone in their professional advancement and continued impact across the firm’s portfolio. These promotions recognize each executive’s significant contributions and reflect the LEAD Program’s objective of developing high-caliber, operationally focused leaders at Summit Park’s portfolio companies.

LEAD Program executives receiving promotion within the Summit Park portfolio include:

• Fletcher Baldwin – Freedom Electronics: Fletcher Baldwin has been promoted to Chief Operating Officer. Fletcher is responsible for executing on the company’s strategic priorities while driving organizational discipline and operational efficiency to support long-term growth in the petroleum equipment and retail technology sector.
• Dan McFarland – Elliott Aviation: Dan McFarland has been promoted to Vice President, Strategic Initiatives. Dan is responsible for driving key efficiency improvements across the organization, with a particular focus on enhancing sourcing and quoting processes within the parts department and strengthening key operational workflows.
• Grant Miller – StableDry Services: Grant Miller has been promoted to Chief Operating Officer. Grant leads integration efforts for the company’s acquisitions and oversees daily operations, with an emphasis on quality control, performance monitoring, and scalability.
• Jack Trump – Exacta Land Surveyors: Jack Trump has been promoted to Vice President, Commercial ALTA. Jack is focused on expanding the company’s ALTA survey capabilities, extending Exacta’s service portfolio to a large and valuable segment of the market.

Maddy Hopsicker, Operating Partner at Summit Park, said, “We are proud to recognize this group for the impact they have made and the leadership they have demonstrated across the portfolio. These promotions are well deserved and reflect meaningful contributions in each business. We are confident Fletcher, Dan, Grant and Jack will continue to build on that momentum in their expanded roles.”

Summit Park’s LEAD Program was established to expand operational capacity and develop valuable talent for its portfolio companies, enabling greater focus on high-priority strategic and growth initiatives. LEAD executives report directly to company CEOs and work alongside senior management teams to accelerate progress on key objectives. Through hands-on involvement in both day-to-day operations and long-term strategy, LEAD professionals help build momentum and drive meaningful value across the Summit Park portfolio.

About the LEAD Program

The Leadership Excellence and Development Program (“LEAD”) was started in 2017 to develop talented, operationally-focused executives for leadership positions in the Summit Park portfolio. LEAD executives assume a meaningful and mission critical leadership role as the Chief of Staff in one of the firm’s portfolio companies. Success in the role can lead to a C-level position within the portfolio over an accelerated timeline. LEAD members are not employees of Summit Park. For more information, visit https://www.summitparkllc.com/team/lead-program/.

About Summit Park

Summit Park is a Charlotte, North Carolina-based private investment firm focused on investing in lower middle market businesses. The firm strives to be the partner of choice for business owners who seek a partner to assist them in building companies of extraordinary value. We invest across a range of industries, including services, consumer, and industrial growth. Since its founding, Summit Park has made over 55 investments in the lower middle market totaling more than $2.3 billion in total enterprise value. The firm’s capital can be used to facilitate a change in ownership, to support expansion and growth, or to support an industry consolidation plan. For more information, visit www.summitparkllc.com.