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Meet the PCE team, providing industry knowledge and experience for our Food & Agriculture clients.
David Jasmund
Managing Director
David Jasmund is a founding partner of PCE, with more than 25 years of experience in mergers & acquisitions (M&A), ESOP transactions and corporate finance. He leads PCE’s Healthcare practice, but also has transactional and financial industry experience in Insurance, Business Services and Food & Agriculture.
David brings more than three decades of business experience to the table, along with a unique business perspective as a highly successful entrepreneur, business owner and advisor. Prior to his work at PCE, he grew a small insurance start-up of three people into a powerhouse that employed more than 1,200 people and generated annualized revenues of over $700 million. In addition, David has led other operations through start-ups, redefining business strategies, debt restructuring, de-franchising, mergers and equity capital placement in the Southeast.
Leading M&A transactions, including dual track engagements, and private equity placements; positioning several smaller companies for acquisition by a publicly traded company; and growing revenues in another series of strategic M&A transactions are among David’s accomplishments.
Certifications Affiliations
- FINRA Series 7, 24 and 79 Securities Licenses
- General Property & Casualty and Life & Health Insurance Licenses – Florida
Service
- Board of Directors of UF Health Shands Hospital
- Board of Directors of National Chiropractic Mutual Insurance Company
- Board of Directors of Builders Insurance Group, Atlanta
- Member of Association for Corporate Growth, Atlanta
- Member of National Center for Employee Ownership (NCEO)
- Past Chair of the Coalition for the Homeless of Central FL
- Past Chair of the Board of Governors for MD Anderson Cancer Center Orlando
- Past Finance Committee of the Catholic Diocese of Central Florida
- Past Executive Committee and Board member of the Florida Blood Centers
Education
- University of Florida, Bachelor of Science
Michael Poole
Managing Director
Fueled by an internal drive for success, Michael Poole has been at the helm of PCE for nearly two decades. His dedication has built a middle-market investment banking, valuation and advisory firm that is without peer.
During this time, Michael has been instrumental in cultivating PCE’s philosophy of teamwork, industry leadership, and client focus. He finds his greatest satisfaction in helping business owners identify unique and imaginative strategies to meet their goals. Michael understands the importance of putting his clients’ needs first, always recommending ideas and tactics that he himself would pursue.
Michael has nearly 30 years of M&A and corporate finance experience within the public and private sector, with an emphasis on the Building Products, Construction & Engineering, and Finance industries. Over the course of his career, he has personally handled more than $1 billion in transactions in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia.
Certifications Affiliations
- FINRA Series 7, 24, 28 and 79 Securities Licenses
- Member of Association for Corporate Growth, Orlando
Service
- Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, Jacksonville Branch as a board member for two terms
- Gubernatorial appointment as the founding chairman of WAGES, the state of Florida’s welfare reform effort, which he served four terms
- Former Chairman & President of the Central Florida Coalition for the Homeless
- Former Chairman of Winter Park Health Foundation
- Actively engaged with Winter Park Health Foundation to create successful economic solutions to the growing problem of America’s uninsured
- Board of Advisors for the Crummer School of Business, Rollins College
- Advisor at the Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, University of Florida
- Board member of the University of Florida Foundation
- Leadership Florida, Class XII
- Named one of the “Most Influential Floridians” by Florida Trend
Education
- University of Florida, Bachelor of Science
- Rollins College, Crummer Graduate School of Business, MBA
Will Stewart
Managing Director
A PCE partner and the head of the firm’s Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) practice, Will Stewart is considered an expert in the ESOP community. Since joining PCE in 2004, he has closed more than $3 billion in ESOP transactions and is a frequent speaker, panelist and presenter at both regional and national ESOP-focused conferences and events.
Having a deep understanding of the benefits business owners and employees can realize through an ESOP, Will welcomes the opportunity to advise owners on all of their transaction options. He offers his clients a personalized approach in identifying, implementing and executing an ESOP suitably structured for the future well-being and sustainability of their business.
Will was formerly a vice president with a major bank holding company in their private wealth management practice, with personal responsibility for more than $300 million of assets. Prior to that role, he served as a credit officer underwriting commercial and corporate loan packages with transactions ranging from $5 million to more than $100 million in value.
Certifications Affiliations
- Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Charter Holder
- FINRA Series 7, 24 and 79 Securities Licenses
Service
- Board Member of the Florida Center of Employee Ownership
- Member of ESOP Association
- Member of the ESOP Association Finance Committee
- Vice President, New South Chapter, ESOP Association
- Member of National Center for Employee Ownership, (NCEO)
- Member of Association for Corporate Growth (ACG)
- Board Member of ACG Orlando
- Member of the Employee Owned S Corporations of America (ESCA)
- Member of CFA Institute
- Member of CFA Society of Orlando
- Former Board Member – CFA Society of Orlando 2008-2011
- Former Membership Chair, CFA Society of Orlando 2010
- Former Public Relations Chair, CFA Society of Orlando 2009
- Member of Florida Citrus Sports
- Selection Committee (2009-2011)
- Rookie of the Year 2009
Education
- Denison University, Bachelor of the Arts, Economics
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