Cold Bore Capital Leadership

Sergio Zepeda

Managing Partner
Mr. Zepeda founded Cold Bore Capital in 2017. During his 10-year career in private equity, Mr. Zepeda has participated in all aspects of private capital investing, including sourcing and execution, industry and financial due diligence, transaction structuring, and portfolio monitoring.
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Matt Schachman

Partner
Mr. Schachman joined Cold Bore in September 2017. Prior to joining Cold Bore, Mr. Schachman founded Chamberlain Advisors, a Chicago- based human capital, staffing and placement, firm. Prior to founding Chamberlain Advisors, Mr. Schachman participated in debt and equity capital raising and buy- and sell-side M&A transactions while working at…
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Dan Quinn

Partner
Mr. Quinn joined Cold Bore in 2017 as an Operating Partner. Prior to joining Cold Bore, Mr. Quinn was a Managing Partner at DOL Asset Management, a family office where he was the head trader overseeing a $50 million portfolio of equity, fixed income, and derivative investments.
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Ben Tombaugh

Managing Director
Mr. Tombaugh joined Cold Bore in 2019. Mr. Tombaugh brings over 20 years of corporate development and M&A experience. Between 2014 and 2019, Mr. Tombaugh was the Senior VP of Corporate Development for Information Resources, Inc (“IRI”), a corporate market research provider where he led over 15 M&A and partnership…
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John Kneen

Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Kneen joined Cold Bore in 2020. Before joining Cold Bore, Mr. Kneen was the Co-founding Partner, Chief Financial Officer, and Chief Compliance Officer of Beecken Petty O’Keefe & Company (“BPOC, LLC”), a Chicago-based private equity management firm.
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Dan Barnett

Managing Director
Mr. Barnett joined Cold Bore in 2019. Prior to joining Cold Bore, Mr. Barnett was a Senior Associate within Citi’s Investment Banking Division, where he covered the industrials sector. During his time at Citi, Mr. Barnett gained experience in M&A transactions, capital raising, and shareholder activism advisory.
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Ben Veitenheimer

Director
Mr. Veitenheimer joined Cold Bore in 2019. Prior to joining Cold Bore, Mr. Veitenheimer was an Analyst at Legacy Star Capital Partners, a middle market private equity firm. During his tenure at Legacy Star, Mr. Veitenheimer built experience in M&A transactions, valuation, and asset management/portfolio monitoring
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Chase Zhao

Vice President
Mr. Zhao joined Cold Bore in 2020. Before joining Cold Bore, Mr. Zhao was a Financial Analyst within Apria Healthcare’s Corporate Development group where he worked directly with upper management to evaluate and execute M&A transactions, coordinate integration, and assist in strategic planning.
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Craig Lathrop

Operating Partner
Mr. Lathrop joined Cold Bore in 2019 as an Operating Partner. Prior to joining Cold Bore, Mr. Lathrop was a Senior Director of Project Management at Integrated Device Technology, a manufacturer, of mixed-signal semiconductor solutions communications, computing, and consumer industries.
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Frank Baumann

Operating Partner
Mr. Baumann joined Cold Bore in 2019 as an Operating Partner. Prior to Cold Bore, Mr. Baumann was the Director of BHRT at Optio Rx, a CBC platform company. Mr. Baumann managed the organization’s expansion of BHRT by furthering business development strategies and tactics.
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Jim Foley

Operating Partner
Mr. Foley joined Cold Bore in 2020 as an Operating Partner. Prior to Cold Bore, Mr. Foley spent 20 years in the U.S. Marine Corps, most recently as a director for the service’s integration of strategy and emerging technology.
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Trey Dye

Operating Partner
Mr. Dye joined Cold Bore in 2021 as an Operating Partner. Prior to Cold Bore, Mr. Dye was a First Officer at Delta Air Lines leading cross-functional departments in customer engagement and efficiency optimization. Prior to Delta, Mr. Dye spent 10+ years in the U.S. Navy as an F/A-18 fighter…
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Nicki Lambropoulos

Operating Partner
Ms. Lambropoulos joined Cold Bore in 2021 as an Operating Partner. She is focused on advising and managing financial and operational improvement initiatives across the portfolio. Additionally, Ms. Lambropoulos is heavily engaged in evaluating platform and add-on acquisitions.
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Jerry D. Arteaga

Operating Partner
Joining Cold Bore Capital in January of 2021, Mr. Jerry Arteaga brings a unique blend of military precision, strategic oversight, and academic rigor to his role of Operating Partner – Value Creation and Operational Excellence Lead.
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Boe Nankivel

Operating Partner
Mr. Nankivel joined Cold Bore as an Operating Partner in 2022. Prior to Cold Bore, Mr. Nankivel spent over 23 years in Naval Special Warfare, most recently as the Command Master Chief of a West Coast based SEAL Team.
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Aaron Steward

Aaron Steward

Operating Partner
Mr Steward joined Cold Bore Capital in 2022 as an Operating Partner. Prior to Cold Bore Capital Mr Steward spent 23 years in Naval Special Warfare, most recently as SEAL Operations Officer for NSW Advanced Training Command, and has multiple combat tours on West Coast SEAL Teams.
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Alma Torres

Office Manager/Executive Assistant
Alma Torres is a seasoned executive assistant with over 20 years in the field.  She has extensive experience with all administrative tasks including scheduling and correspondence.
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Ricardo Uriostegui

IT Manager
Mr. Uriostegui joined Cold Bore in 2020 as a Full Stack Developer & Junior Data Analyst. Prior to Cold Bore, Mr. Uriostegui worked as a Front-end Web Developer during his tenure at Monmouth College.
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Adham Suliman

Lead Data Scientist
Mr. Suliman joined Cold Bore in 2020 as a Lead Data Scientist. Prior to Cold Bore, Mr. Suliman worked as a Data Scientist for IBM where he built customer interface tools hosted on IBM Cloud. Prior to IBM, Mr. Suliman worked at United Airlines as a Senior Analyst of Revenue…
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Bailey Ludt

Digital Marketing Specialist
Bailey Ludt joined Cold Bore in 2021 as a Digital Marketing Strategist. She is focused on assisting clients with web design, ad campaigns, creating content and producing marketing materials across the portfolio. Additionally, Ms. Ludt is heavily engaged in project management and project strategizing. Prior to joining Cold Bore, Bailey…
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