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- Ryan R. McKenzie
Ryan R. McKenzie
Biography
Mr. McKenzie joined Arbor in 2001. He is the former owner and Chief Operating Officer of Chicago, Illinois-based ice machine distribution & leasing firms Automatic Ice, Inc., and Icemakers, LLC. Under Mr. McKenzie’s leadership, the companies successfully executed multiple acquisitions, achieving market share growth while maintaining strong profitability. Prior to his involvement in the ice business, Mr. McKenzie spent twenty years in senior positions in the banking industry, including senior lender, CIO, Head of Corporate Finance and Director of the Mezzanine Finance Group at American National Bank of Chicago. He is also the former President and COO of Pullman Bank, Chicago, Illinois. For Arbor Fund I, Mr. McKenzie was an Operating Partner and served on the Board of the Pinnacle Equipment Group. Mr. McKenzie currently serves as a Director of Rice Garden, Inc. and a Director and officer of Gold Standard Baking, Inc.
Mr. McKenzie has a Masters in Management from Northwestern and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Chicago.