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Emma Off
Sean Parker
Andrea Pirondini
PRESIDENT AND CEO CincyTech
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Main Street Ventures
CEO Prysmian Group North America
Off, a partner at Thompson Hine law firm, replaced Mike Venerable, who worked at the seed stage investment firm for 17 years, the last seven as its leader. Off specialized in mergers and acquisitions and has served as an advisor to high-growth companies, venture funds, and its founders, investors, and boards. CincyTech is in the midst of raising its largest fund to date, with $20.3 million committed as of July.
Parker leads the organization that helps fund startups before those businesses can attract venture capital and offers equity-free grants to help product development, marketing, hiring, and equipment acquisition. In 2023, it provided 64 grants, including one to the Pease brothers of Rekkie snow goggles, who presented on TV’s Shark Tank and received an investment from Mark Cuban.
Pirondini leads North American operations of Prysmian Group, the Italian company that owns Highland Heights-based General Cable. The company manufactures underground and submarine cables and systems for power transmission and distribution, and optical fiber and copper cable for voice, video, and data transmission. In August, Prysmian was awarded more than $96 million in a trade secrets lawsuit against a former executive.
Hometown: Cincinnati Education: University of Kentucky
Hometown: Cincinnati Education: Howard University (under-
(undergraduate), University of Cincinnati (J.D.)
graduate)
Hometown: Turin, Italy Education: Università Commerciale L.Bocconi, Milan, Italy (undergraduate) When you were 18, what career field did you think you’d be in at this point in your life? I would have liked to become a rock star. I decided it would
be better for me to pursue a business management career. How are you planning for leadership succession? It’s all about
working hard, pursuing excellence, and choosing the right people in the team. It’s like a moving puzzle, which sometimes can be fun.
Tony Remington
John Richardson
Ron Rosenbeck
CEO AND CO-FOUNDER Gravity Diagnostics
CHAIRMAN SugarCreek
CEO Republic Wire
Remington and co-founder Julie Brazil created the company in 2016. It increased production during the pandemic, testing as many as 19,000 Covid-19 samples per day in 2020. It provides testing in the areas of toxicology, pharmacogenetics, infectious and upper respiratory diseases, blood, and COVID-19. Its clients include universities, public health organizations, small private practices, and Fortune 500 companies.
Richardson leads the food manufacturing business started by his father in 1966. The family-owned, Blue Ash-based SugarCreek has six manufacturing plants and packaging facilities in Ohio, Indiana, and Kansas. In 2022, SugarCreek acquired Cincinnati Beverage Co., overhauled iconic beer brands Little Kings and Christian Moerlein, and reintroduced them to market. Richardson’s son Michael is CEO and daughter Jennifer is chief relationship officer.
Rosenbeck was one of three founders of the copper wire manufacturer in 1982. Republic began to manufacture multiple kinds of aluminum and copper wire for distributors, utilities, and municipalities. The company employs 165 people and posted revenue of $440 million in 2023. Rosenbeck’s son, Jeremy, is president.
Hometown: Gloucester, Mass. Education: Bentley College (undergraduate), Boston College (MBA) First job: A paper route when I was 11. What’s the best career advice you ever received? My grandfather always said hard work, integrity, and perseverance will pay off. How are you planning for leadership succession? Gravity remains a “startup,” so succession isn’t really in our sights at this time, though we’ve built a strong leadership team and see several individuals who could take over at some point.
Hometown: Washington Court House, Ohio Education: Illinois State University (undergraduate) When you were 18, what career field did you think you’d be in at this point in your life? No clue, but I was always interested in business. How are you planning for leadership succession? Hopefully I’m leading by
example! Preaching and teaching the “Gospel of Entrepreneurship” by explaining how putting people, raw materials, and capital together to produce great products can be fun, profitable, and rewarding.
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Education: Miami University (undergraduate)