Executive Management
Joseph P. Patten - Managing Partner
Mr. Patten is a seasoned executive with more than 25 years as a chief executive officer providing leadership to troubled and underperforming companies. He has a proven track record in corporate turnarounds, mergers and acquisitions, revitalizing market growth, and enabling high performance organizations.
Mr. Patten has engineered 17 successful outcomes, working with top tier banks, lenders, trade creditors, investment firms, corporate directors, lawyers, and shareholders on corporate restructuring, finance, equity, and investment strategies. A few of his winning outcomes include DeLaRue Systems Americas, Bedinghaus Business Forms, Incorporated, and Mosler Safe Company.
Most recently Mr. Patten was the president and chief executive officer of Harvest Manor Farms, LLC, a major nut and snack manufacturing company. He held this position from November 2001 when he was hired by Metromedia Company to reorganize Morven Partners, LP, the underperforming predecessor of Harvest Manor Farms. Under his directorship the company made a complete recovery and in March 2009 was successfully sold to Ralcorp, a multibillion dollar company.
Mr. Patten holds a Bachelor of Science in Business from Miami of Ohio University. He is a member of the Turnaround Management Association (TMA). As a published author and speaker on industry issues, Mr. Patten is a dynamic board member, business leader, and strategic advisor to non-profit and government enterprises.