Current Capital Partners LLC, an independent advisory and merchant banking firm focused primarily on industrial and services companies, announces that Larry Wash, an experienced senior leader in the industrial services industry, will join the company on March 1, 2020, as a Senior Advisor.
Most recently, Larry Wash was Executive VP for KONE Americas and served as a member of the Executive Board of KONE. In this role, he led a $2 billion business in Canada, the U.S., and Latin America. Larry also serves as Board President for the National Elevator Industry, a preeminent trade association for the building transportation industry. Investments
Managing Director of Current Capital, Kevin Smith, said “Larry brings a valuable set of experiences and relationships that will help us continue to grow our successful mergers and acquisitions advisory, corporate management services and private equity investing businesses. He is an exciting addition to our firm who, along with our Advisory Board and Executive Network, bring valuable ideas and proven operating expertise to our clients.”
As a senior executive with extensive experience running global organizations, Larry is skilled in developing strategic direction and implementing operational improvements to profitably develop businesses. He is also a well-respected thought leader, published author, and speaker on smart buildings, solution selling, services innovation, and emerging IoT services.
Larry Wash, before joining KONE, was President of Global Services for the Climate Solutions and Trane divisions of Ingersoll Rand with full responsibility for the management of their services businesses where he took care of a multi-year business transformation and worldwide growth strategy yielding double-digit growth and margin expansion. Fintech News
Before joining Ingersoll Rand, Larry was Vice President of Service & Contracting for Trane, where he looked after the services businesses in Latin America, Canada, and the U.S. and build the strategic and operational plans for Trane Building Services. Earlier in his career, Larry held the position of VP of Global Services for Xerox Corporation, responsible for global strategy, sales, marketing, business development, and operations.
From Wayne State University, Larry received his bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering and a master’s degree in electrical engineering from the Rochester Institute of Technology. Larry also holds a degree in master’s in business administration from Stanford University and is a named Arjay Miller Scholar.