Investment Team
Marshall Payne
Marshall joined CIC Partners in 1983 and serves as a Partner of the firm. He is a director of Arcadia Exploration, Bagby Energy Holdings, LP., CTI Foods, Dale Gas Partners, Schuepbach Energy and Triumph Pacific Oil and Gas Company. He is a former director of Ace Cash Express, Inc. (NASDAQ: AACE), Restoration Hardware (NASDAQ: RSTO) and various other private companies. In addition, Marshall serves on the Advisory Council for The Laura Bush Foundation for America's Libraries, and on the Board of Advisors and School of Humanities, Arts and Sciences at Stanford University. He received his BS from Stanford University and his MBA from Harvard Business School.
Michael Rawlings
Michael is a Managing Partner of CIC Partners. From 1997 to 2003, he was President of Pizza Hut, Inc. (NYSE: YUM), the largest pizza chain in the world. Before joining Pizza Hut, he was CEO of DDB Needham Dallas Group (formerly Tracy-Locke), the largest marketing communications agency in the Southwest, whose clients have included Frito-Lay, Pepsi, GTE and American Airlines. Michael currently serves as Chairman of River Point Farms and as a director of Red Mango, Inc.. He is a former director of Ace Cash Express, Inc. (NASDAQ: AACE), Buffet Partners L.P., Quizno's, Signstorey and Vertis, Inc. Among his many civic duties, Michael serves as the City of Dallas Homeless Czar, a position to which he was appointed by the Mayor of Dallas, and he is a member and incoming Chairman of the Dallas Convention & Visitors Bureau. In addition, he is on the Board of Directors of the Pittsburgh Theological Seminary and is an active lecturer at many universities, as well as an adjunct professor at Southern Methodist University. Michael received his BA from Boston College.
Drew Johnson
Drew is a Partner of CIC Partners. He joined CIC in 1997 and previously worked at McKinsey & Company. Drew is Chairman of Solacium Holdings LP and serves as a director of CTI Foods, OmniSYS and River Point Farms. He is a former director of Industrial Container Services, Quiznos, Thayer Aerospace and Worksoft. Drew received his BA from Brigham Young University and his MBA from Harvard Business School. He serves on the National Advisory Council for Brigham Young University's Marriott School of Management.
Fouad Bashour
Fouad is a Partner of CIC Partners. Prior to joining CIC in 1999, he was an associate at The Boston Consulting Group, where he advised companies in business strategy and operations. Fouad serves as a director of Bagby Energy Holdings, LP, Red Mango, Inc., Schuepbach Energy and Triumph Pacific Oil and Gas Company. Fouad previously served as a director of Buffet Partners, L.P. and GreenLeaf Auto Recyclers LLC, where he served as co-chairman, as well as other private companies. He received his BA from Duke University, where he was a recipient of the Angier B. Duke scholarship.
Jim Smith
Jim Smith is currently Chairman of the Board of Gartner Group (NYSE:IT). He previously served as Chairman, President and CEO of First Health Group Corp. (NASDAQ: FHCC), leading the company through nearly 20 years of record growth and profitability. Jim, who founded the company in 1984, built First Health into the nation's premier full-service national health benefits company, with revenues of $894 million in 2004. He recently led the sale of First Health to Coventry health Care, Inc. (NYSE: CVH) for $1.8 billion. Jim serves on the Board of Directors of CIC Partners and is active in new deal evaluation and execution. Jim is a Director of CIC portfolio companies OmniSYS, LLC and Solacium Holdings LP.
Aaron Enrico
Aaron joined CIC Partners in 2004. His previous experience includes management consulting and marketing for McKinsey & Company, International Management Group (IMG) and the U.S. Olympic Committee. Aaron serves as a director of Red Mango, Inc., FEMO Holdings LP (dba MosquitoNix), Giggle, and Seven Mile Suites, Ltd., and is a Managing Partner of Enrico Investments LLC. In addition, he serves on the Board of Directors of the Ronald McDonald House of Dallas. Aaron received his BA from Duke University and his MBA from the UCLA Anderson School of Management.
Amir Yoffe
Amir is a Principal of CIC Partners. Prior to joining CIC in 2002, he worked in JP Morgan's Mergers and Acquisitions group in New York. Amir serves as a director of OmniSYS. Amir received his BS from Cornell University and his MBA with Distinction from the Harvard Business School.
Clayton Spencer
Clayton Spencer is an Associate of CIC Partners. Prior to joining CIC in 2006, he was an analyst with Citigroup's investment bank where he worked in the Mergers and Acquisitions Group in New York. Clayton received his BA and BBA from the University of Texas where he majored in the Plan II and Business Honors programs.
Matthew Doherty
Matt is an Associate with CIC Partners, joining the firm in 2008. Previously, he worked as an analyst with Citibank's Investment Banking group in Dallas. Matt received his BBA from the University of Texas at Austin.
Katherine Chu
Katherine is an Associate with CIC Partners. Prior to joining CIC in 2008, she was an analyst with Goldman Sachs in their Investment Banking group in New York. Katherine received her BSBA from the Georgetown University McDonough School of Business.
Sandy Nelson
Sandy Nelson is Chief Administrative Officer at CIC Partners and manages legal, accounting and financial issues for the firm.
Diane Gross
Diane is Vice President, Finance of CIC Partners. Diane received her BBA at Western Michigan University and her MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Business. She is a licensed CPA in Texas.