Our Team
The P5 management team has deep domain expertise borne from hands-on operational experience
P5 Infra’s management team is comprised of industry professionals with varied backgrounds and experience in operations, private equity infrastructure investment, consulting, and technology sectors. The team’s background spans 6 continents and includes over 150 years of aggregate experience.
P5
FOUNDERS
The united power of expertise
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CEO of Yilport Holdings (2011-’16)
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Increased revenue by 675% and EBITDA by 470% during tenure
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Expanded port holdings from 1 to 17
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Created a global technology strategy which served as the backbone for a lean organization
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Delivered industry’s first GLC to manage all aspects of operations and customer service across multiple international infrastructure assets
Sean Pierce
PARTNER
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Co-founder of Manabi S.A.
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Co-founder of HRT Participacoes em Petroleo S.A.
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Managing Director, BMO Capital Markets (Energy, Infrastructure, Mining)
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Deep experience in financial markets, including investment banking and institutional equity sales
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Significant track record in all aspects of private equity transactions
Mat Goldsmith
PARTNER
Russell
Stevens
Partner, CFO
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CFO of Bard Peripheral Vascular lead fastest growing global business at Becton Dickinson ($1.5 Billion in rev)
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CFO of Bard Latin America grew bottom line 60% in 1.5 years
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Global experience in finance roles
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Strong background for establishing process and reporting
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Track record of leading implementation and cost cutting initiatives
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Growth oriented with proven ability to leverage new technologies in F&A
John
Rosen
Partner, CTO
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Significant experience in all areas of port operations and related technologies.
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Has led many technology deployments in ports worldwide
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Responsible for all terminal management solutions at Tideworks Technology
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Led RFID solutions for WhereNet
Peter
Lindeback
Partner, PMO & Strategic Initiative
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Member of Macquarie Capital Funds Global Ports Team & Asset Manager for port assets
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Consultant with Mercator international, buy side and sell side advisor on some of the world’s largest port transactions
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Executive VP/COO of Jackson Kearney Group, turned company from losses to profitability
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Senior VP/COO of Coastal Maritime Services, worked way up through family’s stevedoring business in the US South Atlantic region
Jon
Pierce
Partner, Shared Services
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Worked at all 4 major US West Coast ports in various capacities over his career
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Operations Superintendent for TraPac at the ports of Seattle, Oakland, and Los Angeles
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Rail & CY Manager, Terminal Operations Manager, and General Manager for Ports America in the port of Tacoma
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Joined the P5 Group as Director of Operations for Fenix Marine Services, leading the complete overhaul of the operations department in a 2 year period
Scott
Schoenfeld
Parter, Terminal Development
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Executive and operations management with Maersk and APM Terminals at eight terminals globally in North America, Southeast Asia, Europe and North East Asia
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APMT Global Audit Team providing operational, safety and management guidance to portfolio terminals
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Private equity ports deal team with Babcock & Brown’s North American Infrastructure Group
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COO at PNCT (New Jersey) Led the turn-around, physical transformation and financial growth of one of the largest container terminals in North America
Director of Pacific Rim Ports at CH2M Hill’s Engineering Consultancy Group -
General manager of APMT’s Yokohama, Japan terminal, which has the highest crane productivity in the world
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Sailed as licenced ship's officer
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BS in Business Administration, Cal Maritime Academy
Zach
Christinson
Partner, Operations
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Vice President for Southern California for Ports America Group, with direct oversight for ITS and WBCT container terminals, which generated in excess of $800 million of annual revenue
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Senior Vice President for Ports America at the ITS Long Beach Joint Venture and lead the start up effort in all facets of the transition.
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Site Manager with Ports America Group for the TTI terminal, one of the largest container terminals in the Port of Long Beach
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Specializes in start ups and turnaround projects and was deployed to various terminals in the Ports America portfolio to improve the health of the targeted asset
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Worked on complicated M&A projects as the officer in charge of operational due diligence to establish enterprise value of companies
Sirin
Sezer
Director, Corporate Impact
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Extensive experience in logistics, ports and commercial real estate industry where she managed large-scale (>$500m) development initiatives, investment and marketing
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Vast technology experience that includes design, implementation and managing Software as a Service (SaaS) products
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Several leading roles in creating and executing company-wide training programs that was a result of change management.
The united power of expertise