Scott Jon Freidheim (born July 31, 1965) is an American businessman. He is the managing partner of Freidheim Capital.

Business career

In 2019, Freidheim Capital invested in Ettain and Freidheim became co-chairman of Ettain Group. In August 2021, Ettain Group announced that it had sold to

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for $925m. Freidheim Capital partnered with A&M Capital Partners to purchase Ettain Group and grow the company to become the fastest growing IT staffing company among the top 10 in the USA. From 2014 to 2016 he was president and CEO of CDI Corporation; he was chief executive officer, Europe for

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International Ltd. He also held the role of

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responsible for post acquisition management of the portfolio companies in Europe. Freidheim was a member of the board of N&W Global Vending, a member of the board of Icopal, a member of the board of GL Education Group. Prior to his role at

, Freidheim was executive vice president, president Kenmore, Craftsman & Diehard for

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and

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, and

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Lehman Brothers Lehman Brothers Inc. ( ) was an American global financial services firm founded in 1850. Before filing for bankruptcy in 2008, Lehman was the fourth-largest investment bank in the United States (behind Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, and Merril ...

Holdings Inc. Freidheim began his career in investment banking in

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at John

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& Co. In 1991, he joined

’ Investment Banking Division. In 1996, he took the position of VP, Office of the Chairman for Lehman Brothers’

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Since then, he held a number officer positions in each of the Investment Management, Investment Banking and Corporate divisions. Freidheim was appointed co-CAO in October 2006.

Non-profit involvement

In 2005, Scott Freidheim was named a Young Global Leader by the

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as a leader in the field of business. Since 2006, Freidheim has participated in many panels at the

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as well as at the inaugural New Champions Meeting in

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and was a member of the WEF's Global Agenda Council. Scott Freidheim is a member of the board of directors of the United States Olympic and Paralympic Foundation; he is a former member of the

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of the

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(IIE), which administers the

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program, as well as the Board and Selection Committee of the IIE's Scholar Rescue Fund. He is a former member of the board of trustees of

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. Freidheim is a member of

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and

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and of the

Chatham House The Royal Institute of International Affairs, also known as Chatham House, is a British think tank based in London, England. Its stated mission is "to help governments and societies build a sustainably secure, prosperous, and just world". It ...

Education

Freidheim attended

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and holds a

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from

and an

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from the

Kellogg School of Management The Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management (branded as Northwestern Kellogg) is the graduate business school of Northwestern University, a Private university, private research university in Evanston, Illinois. History Early ...

. Freidheim was a Division 1 athlete playing soccer while attending

. Upon graduation, he was Northwestern University's all time leading goal scorer.

Involvement with Northwestern

Freidheim is a benefactor of

. He is actively involved with the school and has a soccer scholarship in his name.

Family and personal life

Freidheim was born in

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and was raised in Brazil and France as a child while his father led the Latin American and International practices for

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. His father also served as CEO of

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and of the

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. His brother Stephen Freidheim is a

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manager who founder of Cyrus Capital in New York and co-Founded

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with Richard Branson.

References

External links

* https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20221207005308/en/MNG-Airlines-a-Global-Logistics-Provider-and-e-Commerce-Enabler-Signs-Agreement-to-Go-Public-on-the-New-York-Stock-Exchange-Through-a-Business-Combination-with-Golden-Falcon-Acquisition-Corp * https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-12-07/mng-airlines-to-go-public-in-deal-with-azar-freidheim-spac#xj4y7vzkg * https://ceoworld.biz/2019/06/26/top-universities-in-the-us-which-produced-greatest-ceos-ever/ * https://ettaingroup.com/2019/10/leading-talent-solutions-provider-ettain-group-appoints-three-new-members-to-the-board-of-directors/ * https://www.weforum.org/people/scott-j-freidheim *https://www.ft.com/content/c86fbb48-af98-11e8-87e0-d84e0d934341 {{DEFAULTSORT:Freidheim, Scott J. American chief executives 1965 births Living people Northwestern University alumni Kellogg School of Management alumni Lehman Brothers people Chatham House people