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Alexander Hutton is pleased to announce the addition of Kyle Polanski as a Strategic Advisor.
Kyle is a seasoned entrepreneur, executive, and advisor with more than 25 years of experience across finance, consumer products, real estate, and industrial distribution. He has extensive merger and acquisition experience, having worked at a middle market investment bank early in his career, and then acquiring a pet food business via a search fund.
As an advisor, Kyle was a board member at Nutpods, a leading brand of non-dairy creamers, and helped the founders navigate a recapitalization with a prominent private equity investor. He also served as a strategic advisor and fund-raising partner to ANEW Apartments, a Seattle based real estate developer.
Kyle’s current role is Chief Financial Officer at Branom Instrument Company, a distributor of industrial instruments in the Pacific Northwest. Prior to Branom, he was the Chief Executive Officer at Blue Dog Bakery, a leading pet treat brand sold through major retailers including Walmart, Target, Kroger, and Amazon.com.
The Alexander Hutton team is excited to begin working with Kyle as a specialized advisor for our consumer product and distribution clients. Managing Director James Thompson commented:
“At Alexander Hutton, we engage early and offer advice to business owners on how they can improve their business and ultimately drive a better outcome. Our Strategic Advisors are not just names on a website. Kyle is an ideal addition to our team, as he has ‘been there and done that’ as an advisor, operator, and entrepreneur.”
On his decision to join Alexander Hutton as an advisor, Kyle commented:
“I have known James and members of the Alexander Hutton team for over 20 years. They are dedicated to doing what’s right for business owners and supporting the Pacific Northwest business community, two values I am closely aligned with. I look forward to supporting the team and Alexander Hutton’s clients.”
About Kyle Polanski
Kyle earned an MBA from the University of Washington, and a Bachelor of Arts from Colorado College. He stays active coaching youth sports, mentoring students at the University of Washington Foster School of Business, and spending time in the outdoors with his family.
About Alexander Hutton
Led by a team of former business operators and executives who have built and sold companies, Alexander Hutton is an independent middle market M&A advisory firm that has completed 232 successful transactions totaling $4.5 billion in value. We offer a unique understanding of what it takes to run a business and an accessible team dedicated to client service. By running a high-touch, competitive transaction process for each of our clients, we are able to help them achieve their ideal outcome.
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