Johnson M. Kachidza
Director/Board Member at Mid-West Conveyor Co.
Profile
Mr. Johnson M.
Kachidza is Secretary at Mondo Acquisition I, Inc., Co-Executive Chairman, President, CFO & Secretary at Midas Medici Group Holdings, Inc., and Co-Founder & Managing Principal at Knox Lawrence International LLC.
He is on the Board of Directors at Consonus Technologies, Inc., Dearborn Mid-West Conveyor Co., UtiliPoint International, Inc., Transactis, Inc., and Shared Interest.
Mr. Kachidza has extensive experience in investment banking and was previously with Chase Securities and Merrill Lynch where he assisted clients in the utility sector in mergers, acquisitions, debt, equity and equity-linked financings.
Prior to that, he was an engineer at General Electric where he led cross-functional teams in the design, implementation and manufacturing of lamp designs.
Mr. Kachidza is a holder of U.S.
patent #5,686,795 for an innovative product design in fluorescent lamp technology which he received while at General Electric.
Mr. Kachidza earned his bachelor's degree in chemistry from Knox College, his master's degree in materials engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana and his master's degree in business administration focusing on finance and accounting from The University of Chicago.
Johnson M. Kachidza active positions
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Mid-West Conveyor Co.
Mid-West Conveyor Co. Industrial MachineryProducer Manufacturing Dearborn Mid-West Conveyor Co. engages in the design, integration, and installation of complex material handling systems for hard working industries in North America and internationally. It offers overhead monorail systems, overhead/inverted power and free systems, skillet conveyor systems, automated electrified monorails, floor systems, specialty transfer systems, light duty systems, automatic guided cart systems, electrified monorail seat conveyors, tire and wheel systems, overhead friction drive conveyors, pallet system, modular cable system, automatic vertical lift transfers, final line flat top conveyors, and trim shop skid systems for the automotive industry. The company was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in Taylor, MI. | Director/Board Member | 2011-04-12 |
Mondo Acquisition I, Inc.
Mondo Acquisition I, Inc. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Mondo Acquisition I, Inc. operates as a blank check company. It is a development stage company which serves as a vehicle to effect a merger, exchange of capital stock, and asset acquisition. It engages in organizational efforts and obtaining initial financing. The company was founded on October 30, 2006 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Corporate Secretary | 2009-06-01 |
UtiliPoint International, Inc.
UtiliPoint International, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services UtiliPoint International, Inc. operates as a utility, energy consulting, and issues analysis firm. The company offers public issues & regulatory management, AMI & meter data management, rates & demand response, utility energy & technology, trading & risk management and energy investment services. It provides services to energy companies, utilities, investors, regulators, and industry service providers. UtiliPoint International was founded in 1933 and is headquartered in Albuquerque, NM | Director/Board Member | - |
Shared Interest
Shared Interest Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Shared Interest is a nonprofit organization founded in 1994 by Donna Katzin and other anti-apartheid activists and socially responsible investors. The non-profit company is based in New York, NY. The organization's core mission is to facilitate guarantees that catalyze South Africa's own banks to lend to black entrepreneurs, farmers, and microfinance institutions, thereby creating inclusive and sustainable solutions to address the region's growing economic inequality. Shared Interest has provided $34 million in loan guarantees, which has unlocked more than $131 million in local capital for black businesses and ultimately benefitted more than 2 million economically disenfranchised Southern Africans. The organization recently implemented a new business model and expanded to other Southern African countries, including Eswatini, Malawi, Mozambique, and Zambia. | Director/Board Member | 2010-03-03 |
Former positions of Johnson M. Kachidza
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Consonus Technologies, Inc.
Consonus Technologies, Inc. Data Processing ServicesTechnology Services Consonus is an IT solutions provider of Data Centers, IT Consulting and Infrastructure, and Managed Services. Its comprehensive suite of IT Infrastructure Services, combined with its highly secure and reliable data centers, allows it to address its customers' critical needs of availability, data manageability, disaster recovery, and consolidation. Whether a customer's business needs demand a single, focused solution or a comprehensive blend of managed IT services, its experts can architect, implement, support, and secure your mission-critical data and IT infrastructure by optimizing your environment through Virtualization Solutions, Data Protection Solutions and archiving, and Disaster Recovery Solutions. It has a large and diverse customer base comprised of more than 850 active customers in the United States. These customers represent a cross-section of industries and sizes, ranging from Fortune 100 companies to start-ups in which IT is a competitive differentiation. Consonus offers a full arsenal of expertise aimed at advancing the capabilities of its customers' mission-critical computing environments. It utilizes complete lifecycle approach to IT Consulting Services, beginning with needs and design consulting and continuing with solution implementation, complemented by an array of IT operations support including managed services and managed hosting and completed by full 24x7 vendor-authorized support. | Founder | 2013-02-24 |
Transactis, Inc.
Transactis, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Transactis, Inc. provides electronic bill presentment and payment solutions. It offers BillerIQ and DocumentIQ solutions. The firm transforms traditional paper billing and payment processing by enabling businesses of all sizes to replace paper bills, statements, invoices, payments and documents with digital alternatives. The company was founded by Thomas L. Kohn, Joseph Proto, and Jeffrey Greenberg in 2001 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Director/Board Member | - |
Midas Medici Group Holdings, Inc.
Midas Medici Group Holdings, Inc. Electrical ProductsProducer Manufacturing Midas Medici Group Holdings, Inc. provides information technology solutions. The company was founded by Nana Baffour and Johnson M. Kachidza on October 30, 2006 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Founder | - |
GE AEROSPACE | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. /Old/
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. /Old/ Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. provided wealth management, securities trading and sales, corporate finance and investment banking services. Merrill Lynch was a global trader and underwriter of securities and derivatives across a range of asset classes and serve as a strategic advisor to governments, institutions and individuals worldwide. The company was founded in 1913 and was headquartered in Charlotte, NC. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Training of Johnson M. Kachidza
University of Illinois | Graduate Degree |
Knox College | Undergraduate Degree |
The University of Chicago Booth School of Business | Masters Business Admin |
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GE AEROSPACE | Producer Manufacturing |
Private companies | 10 |
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Knox Lawrence International LLC
Knox Lawrence International LLC Investment ManagersFinance Knox Lawrence International LLC is a private equity firm founded in 2002. The firm is headquartered in New York, United States. | Finance |
Chase Securities, Inc. | Finance |
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. /Old/
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. /Old/ Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. provided wealth management, securities trading and sales, corporate finance and investment banking services. Merrill Lynch was a global trader and underwriter of securities and derivatives across a range of asset classes and serve as a strategic advisor to governments, institutions and individuals worldwide. The company was founded in 1913 and was headquartered in Charlotte, NC. | Finance |
Consonus Technologies, Inc.
Consonus Technologies, Inc. Data Processing ServicesTechnology Services Consonus is an IT solutions provider of Data Centers, IT Consulting and Infrastructure, and Managed Services. Its comprehensive suite of IT Infrastructure Services, combined with its highly secure and reliable data centers, allows it to address its customers' critical needs of availability, data manageability, disaster recovery, and consolidation. Whether a customer's business needs demand a single, focused solution or a comprehensive blend of managed IT services, its experts can architect, implement, support, and secure your mission-critical data and IT infrastructure by optimizing your environment through Virtualization Solutions, Data Protection Solutions and archiving, and Disaster Recovery Solutions. It has a large and diverse customer base comprised of more than 850 active customers in the United States. These customers represent a cross-section of industries and sizes, ranging from Fortune 100 companies to start-ups in which IT is a competitive differentiation. Consonus offers a full arsenal of expertise aimed at advancing the capabilities of its customers' mission-critical computing environments. It utilizes complete lifecycle approach to IT Consulting Services, beginning with needs and design consulting and continuing with solution implementation, complemented by an array of IT operations support including managed services and managed hosting and completed by full 24x7 vendor-authorized support. | Technology Services |
Mid-West Conveyor Co.
Mid-West Conveyor Co. Industrial MachineryProducer Manufacturing Dearborn Mid-West Conveyor Co. engages in the design, integration, and installation of complex material handling systems for hard working industries in North America and internationally. It offers overhead monorail systems, overhead/inverted power and free systems, skillet conveyor systems, automated electrified monorails, floor systems, specialty transfer systems, light duty systems, automatic guided cart systems, electrified monorail seat conveyors, tire and wheel systems, overhead friction drive conveyors, pallet system, modular cable system, automatic vertical lift transfers, final line flat top conveyors, and trim shop skid systems for the automotive industry. The company was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in Taylor, MI. | Producer Manufacturing |
Mondo Acquisition I, Inc.
Mondo Acquisition I, Inc. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Mondo Acquisition I, Inc. operates as a blank check company. It is a development stage company which serves as a vehicle to effect a merger, exchange of capital stock, and asset acquisition. It engages in organizational efforts and obtaining initial financing. The company was founded on October 30, 2006 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Finance |
Midas Medici Group Holdings, Inc.
Midas Medici Group Holdings, Inc. Electrical ProductsProducer Manufacturing Midas Medici Group Holdings, Inc. provides information technology solutions. The company was founded by Nana Baffour and Johnson M. Kachidza on October 30, 2006 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Producer Manufacturing |
UtiliPoint International, Inc.
UtiliPoint International, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services UtiliPoint International, Inc. operates as a utility, energy consulting, and issues analysis firm. The company offers public issues & regulatory management, AMI & meter data management, rates & demand response, utility energy & technology, trading & risk management and energy investment services. It provides services to energy companies, utilities, investors, regulators, and industry service providers. UtiliPoint International was founded in 1933 and is headquartered in Albuquerque, NM | Commercial Services |
Transactis, Inc.
Transactis, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Transactis, Inc. provides electronic bill presentment and payment solutions. It offers BillerIQ and DocumentIQ solutions. The firm transforms traditional paper billing and payment processing by enabling businesses of all sizes to replace paper bills, statements, invoices, payments and documents with digital alternatives. The company was founded by Thomas L. Kohn, Joseph Proto, and Jeffrey Greenberg in 2001 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Technology Services |
Shared Interest
Shared Interest Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Shared Interest is a nonprofit organization founded in 1994 by Donna Katzin and other anti-apartheid activists and socially responsible investors. The non-profit company is based in New York, NY. The organization's core mission is to facilitate guarantees that catalyze South Africa's own banks to lend to black entrepreneurs, farmers, and microfinance institutions, thereby creating inclusive and sustainable solutions to address the region's growing economic inequality. Shared Interest has provided $34 million in loan guarantees, which has unlocked more than $131 million in local capital for black businesses and ultimately benefitted more than 2 million economically disenfranchised Southern Africans. The organization recently implemented a new business model and expanded to other Southern African countries, including Eswatini, Malawi, Mozambique, and Zambia. | Commercial Services |
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