Ken Rotman
Co-Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director
Ken has more than 20 years of experience as a private equity investor. He joined Clairvest in 1993 and, together with Jeff Parr, has been the driving force behind the design, implementation and success of Clairvest’s private equity investment business. Prior to joining Clairvest, Ken spent just under three years at E. M. Warburg, Pincus & Co., one of the largest merchant banking firms in the United States. He earned a B.A. from Tufts University, an M.Sc. from the London School of Economics and an M.B.A. from New York University. Ken is the Chairman and one of the founders of Wellington Financial and currently sits on the board of directors of Clairvest Group Inc., Light Tower Rentals, Inc., PEER 1 and Discovery Air. He previously served on the boards of Allied International Credit, Consoltex, Hudson Valley Waste Holding, Shepell-fgi, Signature Security, Sparkling Spring Water, Van-Rob, Voxcom, Western Co-Axial and Winters Bros. Waste Systems, former Clairvest portfolio companies. In the not-for-profit sector, Ken is a board member of the University Health Network and HonestReporting Canada.