Mr. Campbell is co-founder of Argo Management Partners. In that capacity, Mr. Campbell has had extensive transactional and operating experience in Argos portfolio companies. Mr. Campbell is currently CEO of portfolio company Hunter MFG, LLP. Mr. Campbell oversees all day to day activities as well as directs strategy for this growing manufacturer of licensed sports products. Mr. Campbell serves on the board of directors of Hunter MFG and Progressive Bronze Products. Prior to Argo Management Partners, Mr. Campbell worked as part of a management team backed by GTCR Golder Rauner. Prior to that, he worked as a private equity associate with Citicorp Venture Capital (CVC) - Latin America, and as a writer of case studies for publication by the Harvard Business School.
Mr. Campbell is an MBA graduate of the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, with distinction, Beta Gamma Sigma. Mr. Campbell graduated on the Dean's list from the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario in the Honors Business Administration (HBA) program.
Mr. Fitzgerald is co-founder of Argo Management Partners. In that capacity, Mr. Fitzgerald has had extensive transactional and operating experience in Argos portfolio companies. Mr. Fitzgerald is Chairman and interim CFO of Hunter MFG, LLP, and serves on the board of directors of Oak Patch Gifts and Progressive Bronze Products. Prior to Argo Management Partners, Mr. Fitzgerald was managing director of Adirondack Capital, LLC, a financial futures and derivatives trading firm.
Mr. Fitzgerald is an MBA graduate of the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University with concentrations in Finance, Accounting, and Management Strategy. He holds a BS, finance, from DePaul University with highest honor, Beta Gamma Sigma.
As our Operations Partner, Mr. Broderick is responsible for working with management teams to deploy the Argo Business System (ABS). ABS utilizes best practices and tools for Enterprise Excellence and is the cornerstone of our portfolio companies. In this capacity, John has served at various times as Chief Operating Officer and General Manager of our companies and has been personally responsible for Finance, IT, Human Resources, R&D, Sales & Marketing, Customer Service and Operations during these assignments.
Prior to joining Argo, Mr. Broderick was VP of Operations and Business Unit Manager for Accu-Sort Systems, Inc. a $120 million subsidiary of Danaher Corporation. While at Danaher, John was recognized for leading high performance teams and creating shareholder value through strategic planning, sales growth and operational excellence. John’s signature skills include workforce motivation, strategic planning, quantitative process improvement, supply chain management and post-merger integration.
Previously, over a 12 year period, John held the positions of General Manager for a division of Siemens and Vice President of Operations for Sandvik – both global leaders in automated material handling equipment and systems.
Broderick is a graduate of Rutgers University with a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering. He completed his MBA in Industrial Management at Fairleigh Dickinson University and earned a post graduate certificate in International Business from Seton Hall University. He holds six Master Black Belts and is considered an expert in Lean Enterprise design, evaluation and deployment.
