Compass Diversified Holdings on Monday announced the promotion of Pat Maciariello to COO of the company’s manager, Compass Group Management LLC, effective March 31
In this role, Maciariello will manage all of Compass Diversified Holdings’ transaction opportunities and have responsibility for financial and strategic oversight of all of its subsidiaries.
“Having significantly grown our family of niche leading businesses through platform and add-on acquisitions, we are pleased to appoint Pat to this newly created position of Chief Operating Officer, reflecting his important contributions to our success,” said Elias Sabo, CEO of Compass Diversified Holdings. “With our highly experienced and dedicated team, we are very well positioned to continue to execute on the value creation strategy we have developed for CODI’s shareholders. During his 14 year tenure, Pat has established himself as a skilled strategic leader, implementing our disciplined acquisition strategy and executing initiatives to strengthen our subsidiaries. Notably, Pat has had a significant impact serving as a board member of a number of our subsidiaries, including Manitoba Harvest, which we recently monetized and realized a sizeable gain on the sale.”
Maciariello said, “I am excited to continue to work closely with Elias, our extraordinary team at Compass, and the world-class management teams at our subsidiary companies in my new role as COO. Over its history, Compass has created significant value by identifying attractive investment opportunities and proactively and collaboratively working with management teams to best capitalize on growth opportunities. I look forward to continuing these efforts to deliver value to all CODI stakeholders.”
Maciariello joined CGM in 2005, was appointed partner in 2011, and currently serves as a member of the company’s investment committee and head of CGM’s West Coast office. Maciariello is currently a director and the chairman of The Sterno Group and Foam Fabricators. He is also a director and board member of 5.11, Advanced Circuits and Ergobaby. Prior to joining CODI, he was with Bain & Company and Deutsche Banc Alex Brown.
