Jack DeMao’s nearly 30 year track record as a CEO and President is one of architecting paths for value creation.
During his most recent tenure as CEO at Electric Guard Dog, Jack transformed a family business into a vibrant enterprise business that is today among the top 25 security companies in the U.S. and an Honor Roll Member of the Inc. 5000 list for America’s Fastest Growing Private Companies. With an RMR based business model, Jack tripled the size of the company by engineering first class technical and customer support, developing a compliance department to focus on municipalities, as well as scaling all sales, PR, and marketing efforts. In 2016, he orchestrated the sale of the company to Snow Phipps for an undisclosed multiple that outstripped that of security giant ADT, which sold the same year.
The sale was nominated for 2 M&A awards, while Jack was named as a finalist for EY’s Entrepreneur of the Year for two years running. In 2017, he received the Gold Medal for “Maverick of the Year” at the American Business Awards.
In his tenure at C.C. Dickson, the largest HVAC/R wholesaler in the Southeast, Jack anticipated the recession, and took the company back into the refrigeration market segment, lessening the company’s dependence on residential construction while growing sales by 44%, and employee productivity by 75%. He ultimately helped the company achieve an EBITDA more than 100% above the industry average.
In his years in Europe, serving as President as Desoutter Industrial Tools, he immediately began revitalizing the company by proposing the use the engineered composites to get breakthrough ergonomics and performance, while he simultaneously relocated the plant to reduce the company’s tied-up capital. Having lowered costs and increased brand positioning, the company was able to achieve a dominant market share in all targeted segments.
There are many more great stories of how Jack DeMao rapidly scales company value via his team-building methodologies for sales, customer service and utilizing technology. His combined understanding as a mechanical engineer, Harvard-trained MBA, and veteran CEO render him an invaluable resource for companies in the security, construction, industrial manufacturing, industrial distribution and automotive repair and aftermarket industries.
Talk to Demco Capital today about your challenges. And find out if Jack DeMao can help you achieve the growth your company is seeking.