ESOP Co-Trustees

Larry Anfinson

Board member since 2013

Larry started working as an attorney in Waterloo in 1977. He is presently a member of Anifinson & Luc, P.L.C.

Mike Mallaro

CEO since 2016

Mike is chief executive officer of VGM Group, Inc. He began his tenure at VGM in 2001, serving as CFO until becoming CEO in 2016. Prior to VGM, he was CFO of a regional offprice retailer and spent 12 years as a CPA in an international accounting firm.

The Board of Trustees is the governing body of the VGM Group, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), and therefore has legal and fiduciary responsibilities for its actions and activities. The Board of Trustees is responsible for oversight and administration of the investments and operations of the ESOP trust.

Jim Walsh

ESOP Co-Trustee since 1986

Jim cofounded VGM with Van G. Miller and John Deery, Jr. in 1986. He became VGM's corporate counsel in 1996 and served in that role until his retirement in 2021. He has been an attorney with Clark, Butler, Walsh & Hamman Law Firm since 1976 and has owned JSA Development since 2001. From 1992-2014, Jim was the Waterloo City Attorney.

Mike Kloos

ESOP Co-Trustee since 2016

Mike is the chief revenue officer of VGM Group, Inc. Mike has been with VGM since 1994, serving as a leader at VGM Financial Services until 2004. He worked for TCF Equipment Financial from 2008 to 2013, when he became president of VGM Insurance and led the division until 2022.

Dave Happel

ESOP Co-Trustee since 2015

For 40 years, Dave was a CPA at BerganKDV. He was managing partner from 1987 to 2014 when he retired and became a consultant for VGM.