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miami, florida 33131
phone: 786.363.3080
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Senior Management Team
James R. Tolzien - CEO
Peter R. Patraka - EVP Bus Dev
Scott M. Peterson, CPA - CFO
J. Michael Jones - COO
Board of Directors
James R. Tolzien
Chief Executive Officer & Director
jtolzien@sunbeltDE.com
Mr. Tolzien joined Sunbelt in April 2007, bringing over 35 years of experience
in a variety of executive management, operations, and financial roles with
mergers and acquisitions, public and private offering, turnaround, and
growth company experience. Mr. Tolzien, a Certified Public Accountant,
earned a B.S. in Accounting from the University of Illinois. Prior to
joining Sunbelt, Mr. Tolzien held senior executive roles at the following firms:
TraveLeaders, President. TraveLeaders, a $300 million corporate travel
management company, operated in 10 states and provided full-service
travel consultation to large corporations. Mr. Tolzien led acquisition
negotiation, due diligence, and post-close integration of 20 small to
medium sized companies in 14 months, and successfully re-negotiated $40
million in debt out of default post “9/11”.
Dancing Bear Investments, Operations & Finance Director. Dancing Bear
is a private investment vehicle specializing
in early-stage business investments.
Alamo Rent A Car, Senior Vice President of North American Operations.
Alamo was a $1.5 billion global car rental company with company-owned
operations around the globe. While at Alamo, Mr. Tolzien led negotiation
support, due diligence, and post-close financial integration for the $650
million sale of the company to AutoNation (NYSE: AN), and headed domestic
operations subsequent to the sale.
Commonwealth Capital Partners, Regional Director. Commonwealth is a
private investment fund focusing on turnaround opportunities. As acting
CEO/CFO on two turnaround assignments, Mr. Tolzien closed/refranchised
locations, reduced payroll/overhead costs, revitalized sales/marketing
processes and maximized investor returns on both.
Budget Rent A Car, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.
Budget, a $1.2 billion global car rental company, ranking fourth in
United States market share during his tenure. At Budget, Mr. Tolzien led
all financial aspects of a management-sponsored LBO from Transamerica, a
subsequent IPO, and the ultimate sale of the public company to Ford. In
addition, he successfully negotiated and closed on a 36 bank syndication
of a $750 million credit line for foreign vehicle financing, acquisitions,
and general corporate purposes.
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Senior Management Team James R. Tolzien - CEO Peter R. Patraka - EVP Bus Dev Scott M. Peterson, CPA - CFO J. Michael Jones - COO Board of Directors |
Mr. Tolzien joined Sunbelt in April 2007, bringing over 35 years of experience in a variety of executive management, operations, and financial roles with mergers and acquisitions, public and private offering, turnaround, and growth company experience. Mr. Tolzien, a Certified Public Accountant, earned a B.S. in Accounting from the University of Illinois. Prior to joining Sunbelt, Mr. Tolzien held senior executive roles at the following firms: TraveLeaders, President. TraveLeaders, a $300 million corporate travel management company, operated in 10 states and provided full-service travel consultation to large corporations. Mr. Tolzien led acquisition negotiation, due diligence, and post-close integration of 20 small to medium sized companies in 14 months, and successfully re-negotiated $40 million in debt out of default post “9/11”. Dancing Bear Investments, Operations & Finance Director. Dancing Bear is a private investment vehicle specializing in early-stage business investments. Alamo Rent A Car, Senior Vice President of North American Operations. Alamo was a $1.5 billion global car rental company with company-owned operations around the globe. While at Alamo, Mr. Tolzien led negotiation support, due diligence, and post-close financial integration for the $650 million sale of the company to AutoNation (NYSE: AN), and headed domestic operations subsequent to the sale. Commonwealth Capital Partners, Regional Director. Commonwealth is a private investment fund focusing on turnaround opportunities. As acting CEO/CFO on two turnaround assignments, Mr. Tolzien closed/refranchised locations, reduced payroll/overhead costs, revitalized sales/marketing processes and maximized investor returns on both. Budget Rent A Car, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Budget, a $1.2 billion global car rental company, ranking fourth in United States market share during his tenure. At Budget, Mr. Tolzien led all financial aspects of a management-sponsored LBO from Transamerica, a subsequent IPO, and the ultimate sale of the public company to Ford. In addition, he successfully negotiated and closed on a 36 bank syndication of a $750 million credit line for foreign vehicle financing, acquisitions, and general corporate purposes. |
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