Mark A. Karns

Corporate Officer/Principal at INGREDION INCORPORATED

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Mr. Mark A. Karns is a Vice President-Corporate Development at Ingredion, Inc. Mr. Karns was previously employed as an Associate by Goense Bounds & Partners, an Analyst by Harris Williams & Co., and a Principal by Robertson Stephens, Inc.

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Companies	Position	Start
INGREDION INCORPORATED	Corporate Officer/Principal	2024-12-01

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Goense Bounds & Partners Goense Bounds & Partners Investment ManagersFinance Goense Bounds & Partners (GBP) focuses on investments in the building materials and services, consumer products and business services sectors. In the building material and services sector, the firm focuses on residential single-family new construction, contractors serving homebuilders, remodeling companies and manufacturers of value-added products for new construction and remodeling. Within the consumer products sector, GBP invests in hard goods sold primarily through high-growth big box retailers. Their business services investments focus on human resource outsourcing, market research, marketing services, equipment and data management. GBP may also invest in the specialty manufacturing sector. The firm invests in companies located in the US and Canada. GBP specializes in middle-market acquisitions and industry consolidations. They make substantial equity investments in each company and provide additional capital to finance acquisitions and internal growth. The firm invests primarily in privately-held companies and in the subsidiaries and divisions of larger companies. GBP looks for companies with operating profit margins of 10% or more and EBITDA greater than $5 million. Platform companies should be able to exceed $5 million in EBITDA within 12 months. There are no size requirements for add-on acquisitions. Investments typically range from $10 million to $30 million with additional capital available through GBP's limited partners. The firm prefers to make controlling investments and to be the lead investor. They also consider minority investments. Investments may be structured as common stock and preferred stock. GBP seeks to take a seat on their portfolio companies' boards of directors. Their investment horizon in 4 to 7 years.	Private Equity Analyst	2006-05-31
WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION	Corporate Officer/Principal	-
Robertson Stephens, Inc. Robertson Stephens, Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Brokerage	Corporate Officer/Principal	-
Harris Williams & Co. Harris Williams & Co. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Operates as an investment bank that provides M&A advisory services	Corporate Officer/Principal	-

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Whirlpool Corp. Whirlpool Corp. Electronics/AppliancesConsumer Durables Manufactures refrigerators, laundry, cooking, dishwashers, freezers, mixers and small domestic appliances	Consumer Durables
Ingredion, Inc. Ingredion, Inc. Food: Specialty/CandyConsumer Non-Durables Manufactures and sells starches and sweetener ingredients	Consumer Non-Durables
University of Virginia University of Virginia Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Goense Bounds & Partners Goense Bounds & Partners Investment ManagersFinance Goense Bounds & Partners (GBP) focuses on investments in the building materials and services, consumer products and business services sectors. In the building material and services sector, the firm focuses on residential single-family new construction, contractors serving homebuilders, remodeling companies and manufacturers of value-added products for new construction and remodeling. Within the consumer products sector, GBP invests in hard goods sold primarily through high-growth big box retailers. Their business services investments focus on human resource outsourcing, market research, marketing services, equipment and data management. GBP may also invest in the specialty manufacturing sector. The firm invests in companies located in the US and Canada. GBP specializes in middle-market acquisitions and industry consolidations. They make substantial equity investments in each company and provide additional capital to finance acquisitions and internal growth. The firm invests primarily in privately-held companies and in the subsidiaries and divisions of larger companies. GBP looks for companies with operating profit margins of 10% or more and EBITDA greater than $5 million. Platform companies should be able to exceed $5 million in EBITDA within 12 months. There are no size requirements for add-on acquisitions. Investments typically range from $10 million to $30 million with additional capital available through GBP's limited partners. The firm prefers to make controlling investments and to be the lead investor. They also consider minority investments. Investments may be structured as common stock and preferred stock. GBP seeks to take a seat on their portfolio companies' boards of directors. Their investment horizon in 4 to 7 years.	Finance
Harris Williams & Co. Harris Williams & Co. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Operates as an investment bank that provides M&A advisory services	Finance
The University of Chicago The University of Chicago Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Robertson Stephens, Inc. Robertson Stephens, Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Brokerage	Finance