Chairman, TKO Finance Corporation (lender to financial services and manufacturing companies); formerly Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Aim Financial Corporation (mezzanine funding and leasing)
- -46 years of financial experience, including 34 years as founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Aim Financial Corporation, a mezzanine lender to privately held companies. Mr. Ozark also is President and CEO of TKO Finance Corporation, a lender to financial services and manufacturing companies. Mr. Ozark is also Lead Director of White Lodging Corporation, one of America’s leading hotel developers. From 1980 to 1983, Mr. Ozark served as Executive Vice President of Great American Management Services, Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary of American Financial Corporation of Cincinnati, Ohio which specialized in equipment leasing and lending. From 1984 to 1992, Ozark served as CEO and President of Meridian Leasing Corporation, one of North America’s largest privately held leasing companies.
- -Expertise in mezzanine funding, lending-leasing and general knowledge of business, finance, and real estate investing. Contributes long-term perspective in all of these areas.
- -Qualifies as an audit committee financial expert under SEC guidelines.
- -Serves as a member of the Visiting Committee to the Division of Biological Sciences and the Pritzker School of Medicine for The University of Chicago and on the board of directors for a number of privately held companies.
- -B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Minnesota and an M.B.A. from St. Cloud State University.
- -Served as an officer in the United States Marine Corps from 1968-1974