Benjamin J. Douek
President at Reins Financial Group
Profile
He is an investment banker, lawyer and marketing executive by background, He has served on boards of directors, been CEO, CFO and CRO of public and private companies in diverse industries including: banking, insurance, financial and business services; biotech; media, software and Internet services; and advertising and marketing.
B.J.
is a Founder and President of Reins Group, a company that sponsors and implements principal transactions in partnership with private investment groups.
Reins also provides advisory, turn-around, restructuring and consulting services.
He served as President & CFO of CDX Diagnostics, turning around this biotech company, rebuilding its sales force for rapid growth (11% month over month in the first year) and engineering its first positive EBITDA of 14%.
Earlier in his career, he served as Executive Vice President and Director of Investment Banking and as a member of the Board of Directors and Management and Commitment Committees of Ladenburg Thalmann and Co. Inc.; as a Managing Director, head of a distressed asset group and member of the Fairness Committee of Bankers Trust Company; as a Managing Director and Principal of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corporation; as Group Vice President of Medicus Intercon; and Director of Government Marketing of Holco Instrument Corporation.
He is a lawyer by training and practiced at Sullivan & Cromwell in New York.
B.J.
was a Wexner Heritage Foundation fellow; received his JD degree from Fordham University School of Law, Cum Laude, and was Editor-in-chief of the Fordham Law Review.
He was a graduate fellow in theater and cinema at Hunter College and did his undergraduate work at Yeshiva University and City College of New York, from which he received his BA, Dean’s List.
Benjamin J. Douek active positions
Companies | Position | Start |
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Reins Financial Group | President | 2008-12-31 |
TriSpan (USA)LLC
TriSpan (USA)LLC Investment ManagersFinance EQT Partners AB is a Private Equity firm, a subsidiary of EQT AB founded in 1994 by Elan Schultz. EQT Partners AB is headquartered in Stockholm. | Private Equity Investor | - |
Former positions of Benjamin J. Douek
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Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Bankers Trust & Co.
Bankers Trust & Co. Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Part of Deutsche Bank AG, Bankers Trust & Co. is a company that provides trust services. The company is based in New York, NY. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
CDx Diagnostics, Inc.
CDx Diagnostics, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology CDx Diagnostics, Inc. develops and delivers instruments for detection and prevention of cancers. It is a specialized pathology lab that utilizes patented CDx Technology to analyze a disaggregated tissue specimen of the entire thickness of the suspect epithelium. The firm involves in detection and prevention of cancers of the esophagus, oral cavity, pharynx, and larynx. CDx Diagnostics provides clinicians with unique tools to enhance their detection of precancerous change through complete epithelial sampling combined with computer-assisted morphological and molecular laboratory analysis. The company was founded by Mark Rutenberg and Drore Eisen in 1997 and is headquarters in Suffern, NY. | Director of Finance/CFO | - |
Ladenburg Thalmann & Co., Inc.
Ladenburg Thalmann & Co., Inc. Regional BanksFinance Ladenburg Thalmann & Co., Inc. provides investment baking and brokerage services. The firm also provides asset and wealth management, underwriting, alternative investments and advisory services. It serves emerging growth companies and high net worth individuals. The company was founded in 1876 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Jesup & Lamont, Inc.
Jesup & Lamont, Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Jesup & Lamont, Inc. provides securities brokerage, investment banking, market making research, investment advisory, asset management services. Its brokerage services are provided to both retail and institutional customers. The company's current growth strategy is a combination of growth by acquisition and organic growth of the existing and acquired businesses. Jesup & Lamont was founded in 1877 and is headquartered in Longwood, FL. | Director/Board Member | - |
Training of Benjamin J. Douek
Fordham University School of Law | Graduate Degree |
Yeshiva University | Undergraduate Degree |
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Jesup & Lamont, Inc.
Jesup & Lamont, Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Jesup & Lamont, Inc. provides securities brokerage, investment banking, market making research, investment advisory, asset management services. Its brokerage services are provided to both retail and institutional customers. The company's current growth strategy is a combination of growth by acquisition and organic growth of the existing and acquired businesses. Jesup & Lamont was founded in 1877 and is headquartered in Longwood, FL. | Finance |
Reins Financial Group | |
TriSpan (USA)LLC
TriSpan (USA)LLC Investment ManagersFinance EQT Partners AB is a Private Equity firm, a subsidiary of EQT AB founded in 1994 by Elan Schultz. EQT Partners AB is headquartered in Stockholm. | Finance |
CDx Diagnostics, Inc.
CDx Diagnostics, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology CDx Diagnostics, Inc. develops and delivers instruments for detection and prevention of cancers. It is a specialized pathology lab that utilizes patented CDx Technology to analyze a disaggregated tissue specimen of the entire thickness of the suspect epithelium. The firm involves in detection and prevention of cancers of the esophagus, oral cavity, pharynx, and larynx. CDx Diagnostics provides clinicians with unique tools to enhance their detection of precancerous change through complete epithelial sampling combined with computer-assisted morphological and molecular laboratory analysis. The company was founded by Mark Rutenberg and Drore Eisen in 1997 and is headquarters in Suffern, NY. | Health Technology |
Ladenburg Thalmann & Co., Inc.
Ladenburg Thalmann & Co., Inc. Regional BanksFinance Ladenburg Thalmann & Co., Inc. provides investment baking and brokerage services. The firm also provides asset and wealth management, underwriting, alternative investments and advisory services. It serves emerging growth companies and high net worth individuals. The company was founded in 1876 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Finance |
Bankers Trust & Co.
Bankers Trust & Co. Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Part of Deutsche Bank AG, Bankers Trust & Co. is a company that provides trust services. The company is based in New York, NY. | Miscellaneous |
Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette |
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