ceo-in-residence
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Michelle Champagne and the question after the deal
After accounting in Canada, private equity consulting at Bain, and product leadership at Lexipol, Michelle Champagne is looking for a GovTech business to lead. Her next chapter turns a career of asking questions into the responsibility of answering them.
Michael Chen and the value of starting a week apart
A friendship formed over client deadlines and actuarial exams has become a business partnership. Michael Chen’s move to The Brydon Group brings a mathematics background, years of AI leadership, and an old colleague into the same room.
Tony Tricozzi and the distance of one chair
After more than 15 years beside company leaders, Tony Tricozzi is looking for a services business to acquire and lead. His next chapter begins with a question about what a founder leaves behind: a company, a culture, or a standard others can carry.
Ben Pugh and the value of starting again
An actuary, software engineer and former founder arrives at Brydon with a familiar business partner. His route to the CEO seat began with a simpler question: how do you learn to do something you cannot yet do?
Phil Bowman and the search for one good business
After nearly 25 years in corporate leadership, Phil Bowman is looking for a West Michigan technical services company to own and lead. The search asks him to turn a career spent managing scale into a decision about where to stay.