Ken Kaplan
Founding Partner
Areas of Expertise:
- Financial management
- Strategic financial planning and modeling
- Bank and investor relations
- Insurance management
- Healthcare, distribution, and manufacturing
- Acquisitions, exit strategy planning and execution
Recent Engagements:
- Astral Buoyancy Corporation, Manufacturer of Sports and Outdoor Wear
- Moog Music, Electronic Musical Instrument Design and Manufacturing
- Aeroflow Healthcare, Durable Medical Equipment Provider
Previous Experience:
- CFO, FLS Energy, Inc. (Asheville, NC)
- VP/CFO, American Threshold Industries, Inc. (Asheville, NC)
- GM/Corporate Controller, Olinger Distributing (Indianapolis, IN)
- GM, Brunner Engineering & Manufacturing (Bedford, IN)
At 29, Ken became one of the youngest General Managers of Fortune 500 susidiary. In 1998, as Vice President and CFO of a national medical supply manufacturer, he led a successful ownership transition by raising $16.5M in debt and equity. A successful sale of the company was negotiated 3 years later. Since then, Ken has engineered successful turnarounds and managed exponential growth for several multi-generation, family-owned companies.
"I love taking the stress of financial management off my clients’ plates. I appreciate the trust they place in me to oversee their finances and provide them with strategic guidance."
—Ken Kaplan
What People Say About Ken
Client Testimonials
"At Moog, it was important to focus on growth and quality, and we could do that because we weren't worried about managing the financials—Kaplan had that covered. They were the exact partner we needed at a time we needed them most. We didn’t have to 'hope' things went well, we were confident that they would. And, that expertise was priceless."
Joseph RichardsonMOOG MUSIC, INC. 
"I appreciate Ken's guidance and insight both from a financial and operational perspective. He helps us plan for the future while pushing our organization to think bigger and broader."
Kemper Brown, jr.ELECTRONIC OFFICE 
