Charles K. Oppenheimer Jr.
Co-
Vice-Chairman
Mr. Oppenheimer possesses over thirty years of executive business management
experience from middle market companies to Fortune 500 corporations in diverse
fields including logistics, supply-chain management, distribution, enterprise
services, financial services, niche manufacturing, publishing and printing.
Mr. Oppenheimer has been involved in hundreds of business acquisitions,
mergers, divestitures, valuations, turnarounds, financing, and special assignments;
with transaction values ranging from $1M to $700M. Early in his professional
career, he held the position of Executive Vice President for Great Northern
Trust, a $2 billion predominant private investment firm where he played a
significant role in increasing profits by over 200%.
Mr. Oppenheimer was also previously President and Chief Executive Officer
of Westar National, a portfolio management company where he held significant
ownership interest in several of the companies and managed daily the diverse
holdings on behalf of the Shareholders and other diversified investment institutions.
Concurrent with his involvement in Skyview, Mr. Oppenheimer is also Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer of Amvest Financial Group, a well regarded investment-banking
firm located in Kansas City , Missouri .
Due to Mr. Oppenheimer's extensive background in finance, operations, and
acquisition negotiations, he is frequently asked to be a contributor to financially
oriented trade publications or a speaker at industry events. He is also the
author of numerous articles, newsletters and publications.
Mr. Oppenheimer has been awarded with the distinctive Executive of the
Year award from the New York Financial Executives Association and has
further been acknowledged with the prestigious "Who's Who in the
Midwest .”
Mr. Oppenheimer received his formal education from the Hartford Institute
of Accounting, in Hartford Connecticut , and is a member of the Association
for Corporate Growth, the Institute of Business Appraisers , Printing Industries
of America and other industry/ trade organizations.