Our Team

Joost Thesseling

Joost Thesseling

CEO

Joost has over thirty years of experience in mergers & acquisitions and private company investing. Before founding SevenUnited Group, Joost was a partner and member of the investment committee at CI Capital Partners, where he focused on working with family and entrepreneur-owned companies to execute buy-and-build strategies. Previously, Joost held roles in finance, strategic planning, and mergers & acquisitions at Engelhard Corporation. Prior to Engelhard, he worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers where he advised private equity firms on mergers & acquisitions. He has helped management teams complete over one hundred add-on acquisitions.

MSc. in Business Economics, Erasmus University, Rotterdam

Mykel Kilgore

Mykel Kilgore

Vice President

Prior to joining SevenUnited Group, Mykel was a Vice President at Century Park Capital Partners, where he focused on investing in founder and family-owned businesses. Previously, Mykel held roles in private credit and equity co-investing at True West Capital Partners and Maranon Capital. Mykel began his career at PNC Bank.

BS in Finance, Miami University of Ohio

Julian Thesseling

Julian Thesseling

Associate

Prior to joining SevenUnited Group, Julian worked for the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. As a member of the Transportation Demand Management team, he focused on parking facility management, micro mobility policy and the launch of the agency's new app-based bike locker program. Previously, Julian served with FEMA Corps, where he worked on emergency management projects throughout the United States.

Dual BA in Government and History, Claremont McKenna College

Howard Hubert

Howard Hubert

Senior Operating Advisor — Distribution Sector

Howard Hubert has over four decades of experience in the specialty chemicals and industrial gas distribution sectors. Most recently, he served as President, Performance Materials at Barentz North America. Previously, Howard was Chief Commercial Officer at Maroon Group until its acquisition by Barentz. Earlier in his career, Howard served as Senior Vice President, Packaged Gas at Matheson Tri-Gas after its acquisition of Valley National Gases, where Howard served as President and Chief Operating Officer. Prior to Valley, Howard held executive positions at Linde and AGA Gas. Throughout his career, Howard has been involved in over 40 acquisitions across multiple platform companies.

BS in Engineering, Michigan State — MBA, Case Western Reserve

Kit Cooper

Kit Cooper

Senior Operating Advisor — Talent Development

Kit Cooper is an experienced entrepreneur and executive advisor with over 25 years of experience in building and scaling businesses. Kit is the co-founder of Newco Talent, a firm dedicated to delivering tailored talent solutions for private equity-backed companies, including executive search, organizational design, and leadership development. Previously, he was a Partner at Signal Partners, an executive search and advisory firm focused exclusively on private equity-backed businesses. As co-founder of Hispanic Teleservices Corporation, he led the company's growth to 3,000 employees before a successful exit to Carlyle Group.

BA, UCLA — MBA, Georgetown University