Operating Directors
DeltaPoint maintains a team of Operating Directors who provide senior leadership to the firm and its portfolio companies. They assist the firm with deal sourcing, due diligence, and portfolio company management at the Board of Directors level. The Operating Directors are available to consult with portfolio company management teams on operational issues and serve as mentors to the senior executives. Operating Directors maintain frequent contact with portfolio company management teams and participate in regular on site management meetings. In addition to their portfolio company management role, the Operating Directors serve an important role in portfolio investment analysis and management recruiting and planning at the portfolio company level.
Stephen C. McCluski
Operating Director
Mr. McCluski was senior vice president and chief financial officer of Bausch & Lomb until his retirement in 2007. Mr. McCluski joined Bausch & Lomb in 1988 as director - financial planning and analysis for the former Personal Products Division. He was named vice president and controller for the former Eyewear Division in 1989, and in 1992, he was named president of the company's former Outlook Eyewear subsidiary. He was named a corporate vice president and controller in 1994. He was named senior vice president and chief financial officer in 1995. Prior to joining Bausch & Lomb, Mr. McCluski held a variety of positions at PricewaterhouseCoopers in Rochester, NY, and Hartford, Connecticut.
Mr. McCluski was born in Rochester, NY, in June 1952. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY. Mr. McCluski is a member of the boards of directors of ImmunoGen, Inc.; Indevus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; the Wilmot Cancer Center of the University of Rochester; and is a trustee at Ithaca College.
Thomas Merkel
Operating Director
Mr. Merkel has over 30 years of experience in general management, sales & marketing, finance & accounting. He serves as local Chairman of Vistage, a leadership development organization. He has held numerous leadership positions: President & CEO, vice president of sales & marketing, vice president of finance and controller. Mr. Merkel has acquired, started and sold several businesses over the last 20 years. Prior to that, he held various positions with Nabisco and PricewaterhouseCoopers. Mr. Merkel is a New York State CPA, and earned an undergraduate degree in accounting from Ithaca College and an MBA from Rutgers University.
Joseph P. Richardson
Operating Director
Mr. Richardson is currently the Regional Lender for the New York Region of Berkshire Bank. After 42 years in corporate banking, he retired in February 2005 as Senior Vice President at Citizens Bank NA. He is a former President of the Empire Chapter of Robert Morris Associates and a founding director and first president of Capital Affordable Housing Partnership. He serves on the board of several organizations and is active in community fundraising and economic development initiatives. Mr. Richardson is a Trustee at St. Lawrence University, a Trustee and Treasurer at WMHT Educational Telecommunications and a member of the Town of Bethlehem Industrial Development Agency. Mr. Richardson received a BA in Economics with minors in English and Psychology from St. Lawrence University and a Graduate Degree at the Stonier Graduate School of Banking at Rutgers University in 1978.
Mr. Richardson has recently announced his retirement from Berkshire Bank, effective June 30, 2008. He has agreed to join Manager as an Operating Director upon retirement.
George F.T. Yancey, Jr.
Operating Director
Mr. Yancey was President of Perry's Ice Cream in Akron, New York from 1994 until February 2000 and prior to that he served as President of Heluva Good Cheese from 1984 to 1994. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of Cook Moving Systems, Specialty Foods Group, Inc., and Lifetime Healthcare. Mr. Yancey is also on the Board of the United Way of Greater Rochester and is on the Board of Trustees, Vice Chair of the Board and Chair of the Finance Committee of Paul Smith's College. He is also one of three Commissioners of the Greater Rochester Sports Authority, and has just recently finished his term as President of the NYS Forest Owners Association. Mr. Yancey previously served on the Board of Sear Brown Group, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, and AAA.