Meg Carlson

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Meg Carlson has an extensive background in strategic business development and general management gained through nearly 20 years of experience in corporate management. She is Principal and co-founder of the C&H Group, a Boise, Idaho based intermediary firm serving privately held companies in the Intermountain West. C&H brokers both business buy and sell transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, inside transfers and divestitures, and offers transition consulting to guide a company through change of ownership.

Ms Carlson's executive leadership skills were honed as a Vice President and a member of the Management Board of Ore-Ida Foods, a subsidiary of HJ Heinz. During her tenure, she successfully created a new business unit and directed its expansion from $100 million to $240 million in sales revenues over five years. As Director and then VP of Business Development, she actively investigated up to 20 acquisition and joint venture prospects annually, and negotiated the successful purchase or divestiture of five businesses ranging in size from $10 million to $100 million.

Ms. Carlson received her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Idaho and her MBA from Washington State University, graduating second in her class. Among Ms. Carlson's many honors, she was presented the NAWBO Leadership Award in 2004, named Boise Rotary Rotarian of the Year in 2005, and recognized as the Paul Harris Fellow IBR Woman of the Year in 2006.