HANNOVER'S team includes finance and management experts with an average of over 20 years experience each:
* Don Keysser, Managing Principal
- Over 30 years experience in business finance, investment banking, financial analysis, M&A and economic development
- Previously Managing Director at Dain Rauscher, and Senior Vice President (and Principal) at Miller & Schroeder Financial
- DBA: Doctor of Business Administration (Finance; International Business) (in process); MA (Urban Planning); MBA (Finance); FINRA securities licenses; real estate license; certified municipal finance advisor
- Member of: Turnaround Management Association, Alliance of M & A Advisers, Association for Corporate Growth, and American Council on Germany; Board director of German-American Chamber of Commerce, Carlson School Alumni Board, Summit Machine, and Moto-I
- Adjunct Professor of Corporate and Government Finance; guest speaker at conferences, Univ. of Minnesota and Univ. of St. Thomas; author of business articles
Project Team Members
* Wyn Davies, CPA
- Over 35 years experience in corporate financial management and operations; served as Controller and CFO; Adjunct Prof of Corporate Finance and Taxation.
* Jim Jarvis, CPA
- Over 25 years experience as financial and operations manager and problem-solver; broad, diversified background in manufacturing, technology and service industries; strong focus on small emerging growth companies, as well as large established companies; areas of expertise include: budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, project planning, strategic analysis, financial management and software implementation, cash management and cost control.
* Drew Dale
- Over 15 years experience in financial analysis and operations, and marketing; BA University of Wisconsin-Madison.
* David Cousins
- Extensive background as IT manager and strategist, IT channel identification and management, marketing analysis, and business start-up; experienced at managing and leading IT-based firms, nationally and globally, including leadership at business units of Concert and AT&T; served as CEO of four IT firms, and also had senior positions in sales, marketing and distribution.
* Bernhard Keysser
- Over 25 years experience as technical manager and executive in automotive industry; previously Head of Technical Services for Mitsubishi of Germany, and technical manager and executive at Daimler Benz; manages Hannover's German/EU office.
* Bill Oswald
- Over 15 years experience in investment banking and financial analysis; MBA in Finance from Univ of Minnesota.
* Donald Hewitt
- Over 38 years experience in general industrial and corporate management, product development, financial management and operations; extensive background in operational design and management, financial leadership, supply-chain management, and growth of industrial businesses.
* Bud Sandberg, CM&AA, MCBC, CMEA
- Over 35 years experience in M&A, business brokerage, equipment appraisal, and financial management.
* Kevin Sawatsky
- Over 25 years experience in the hospitality industry, including consulting on, developing, and managing hotel properties; extensive expertise in hotel finances and operations.
* Alan Snyder
- Over 25 years experience in corporate finance, investment banking, and CFO operations.
Affiliations
HANNOVER is affiliated with Allison-Williams, for investment banking purposes.
* Allison-Williams is a FINRA-registered securities firm, offering a wide range of financial services to corporations, investors and financial institutions; the company was founded in 1919 and is the oldest independent investment bank in Minnesota.
* Allison-Williams provides services in: private placement of debt and equity securities; trading of privately placed securities and mortgages; real estate financing; and M&A and financial advisory services.
* Don Keysser, Managing Principal of Hannover Ltd., serves also as Senior Investment Banking Consultant at Allison-Williams on a part-time basis.
* HANNOVER will conduct all of its investment banking transactions through Allison-Williams.
HANNOVER is also affiliated with Novoterus LLC, a partnership of German-native businessmen, including Don Keysser of Hannover, who assist EU firms in doing business in the U.S.
