The Principals of JW Partners offer a unique blend of talents and experiences, and have each played key roles in the startup, growth, acquisition and sale of companies.  

Greg Eveland

Greg Eveland has a 30+ year track record of success, with notable expertise establishing business strategies, guiding M&A activities, managing organizational change and driving operational efficiencies within growth companies.  He has served as a senior executive under private equity and public ownership, and has industry experience in consumer products and distribution, including pharmaceuticals, biological products, medical supplies & devices, food sciences, animal health and fitness products.

As the COO of Animal Health International (NASDAQ: AHII), Greg grew the company’s annual revenues from $300 million to $700 million, increased EBITDA (as a percentage of revenue) by a factor of 3 and presided over the complete IPO process, along with two separate private auctions (Bain Capital and Charlesbank Capital Partners).  He managed more than a dozen successful acquisitions and completed over 25 corporate consolidations.  Other accomplishments during his 16 year tenure included developing a centralized procurement & distribution model, establishing international sourcing of key products in Europe, India and the Far East, restructuring sales & marketing organizations and cultivating lucrative new strategic partnerships.  

Earlier in his career, Greg founded an animal health distribution business, Air Vet, that disrupted the prevailing business model by offering discounted pricing and express delivery via the FedEx Parts Bank in Memphis, TN.  In his 3 years as President, he grew the business from inception to $5 million in annual revenues, and successfully positioned the company for acquisition. 

Greg spent the first 9 years of his career in various sales and marketing positions with Diversified Products, a large consumer products corporation with a specialty in sports and fitness products.  Greg has a BA in Business Administration from Vanderbilt University, and was a 4 year scholarship letterman on the football team.

Clark Liddell

Clark Liddell has conceived and implemented bold innovations for major corporations, emerging growth companies and technology start-ups over a period of more than 25 years.  He has particular strengths in the areas of product & service strategy, technology development, business process improvement and strategic partnerships.  Clark has experience in a wide variety of industries, including automotive, aerospace, airline, building products, consumer products, financial services, heathcare, transportation/logistics and travel services.

As the SVP Business Development of India-based Metaminds Software Solutions, Clark supervised the development and operational implementation of internet products/services in consumer products, travel services and loyalty rewards segments.  As the VP Professional Services for Edgenet, he led geographically-dispersed, multi-disciplinary teams, providing high margin software implementation services for manufacturers and Fortune 100 retailers.  As the CIO of eFuel, he envisioned and implemented internet-based solutions that enabled $100+ million in annual cost savings for Big-3 automobile manufacturers and automotive service & logistics providers.

Clark began his career developing analytical, data-driven software for General Dynamics.  In the late 1980’s, he began a 7 year tenure at FedEx, during which he led an initiative to develop and deploy a revolutionary cockpit-based software system to improve global operational efficiencies.  Later, as Co-Founder and VP Products of Aircraft Performance Systems, he played a major role in delivering mission critical software to commercial airlines and positioning the product for eventual sale to an aerospace OEM.

Clark has a BS in Aerospace Engineering from The University of Texas and an MS in Engineering Management from SMU.