Operating Advisors
Arthur H. Warshaw
Operating Advisor
Chairman & CEO, Grand Expeditions
Arthur H. Warshaw has run successful businesses for more than 50 years. A master of organizational assessment, he is known for his extreme pragmatism and his ability to quickly understand and turn around businesses by efficiently identifying, prioritizing and addressing key issues.
In 1977, after 20 years of building, running and selling smaller businesses, Mr. Warshaw joined apparel company Warnaco, Inc. (NYSE: WAC). As a member of Warnaco's four-man management team, he led the development and implementation of an aggressive recovery plan that built Warnaco into an industry giant. Mr. Warshaw retired after Warnaco's acquisition.
He left retirement two years later to start his own advisory business, providing services to a broad base of private equity firms. In this capacity, Mr. Warshaw focused on redirecting financial, operational and strategic activities for clients in a diverse cross-section of industries. In 1997, Mr. Warshaw assumed operating control of The Moorings, a high-end sailboat chartering company in need of a financial, organizational and operating overhaul. Under his leadership, The Moorings saw a tremendous growth in profit and market share as a result of extensive repositioning in organization, fleet, base locations and global presence. The Moorings was subsequently acquired by GEI, a North Castle portfolio company, in June 2001.
In July of 2002, Mr. Warshaw assumed the positions of North Castle Operating Advisor and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of GEI, which was later sold to a UK travel conglomerate (First Choice Holidays PLC). In July, 2003, Mr. Warshaw assumed the position of Chief Executive Officer of Naked Juice, where he implemented a comprehensive restructuring of the business. In January of 2007, Naked Juice was sold to PepsiCo. Mr. Warshaw currently serves as chairman on the Board of Directors of Red Door Spas.
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