– USA, MA – Great Elm Capital Corp. (NASDAQ: GECC), a business development company, today announced the appointment of Matt Drapkin to its Board of Directors as Chairman alongside Richard Cohen joining as a Board member.
Richard Cohen will also join the Audit Committee as Chair, and the Nominating and Governance and Compensation Committees as a member.
About Matthew Drapkin
Mr. Drapkin is CEO & Portfolio Manager at Northern Right Capital, an alternative asset manager focused on small and mid-cap public companies, which is one of GECC’s largest shareholders. Northern Right Capital has extensive public company board experience, having successfully created value for shareholders in numerous engagements on public company boards across a variety of asset classes. Before founding Northern Right Capital Management in December 2009, Mr. Drapkin had extensive investment experience, including his work as head of research, special situations, and private equity at ENSO Capital, a New York-based hedge fund. From 2003 to 2008, Mr. Drapkin worked at MacAndrews & Forbes, participating in more than $3 billion of transactions, including Scientific Games, Deluxe Entertainment Services, AM General, and Scantron. Prior to MacAndrews, Mr. Drapkin served as general manager of two of Conde Nast publication’s wholly-owned Internet sites, Epicurious.com and Concierge.com, and headed Conde Nast’s internet venture investment effort. Mr. Drapkin began his career at Goldman, Sachs and Co. Mr. Drapkin holds a J.D. from Columbia Law School, an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School, and a B.A. in American History from Princeton University.
About Richard Cohen
Richard Cohen has been president of Richard M. Cohen Consultants since 1996, a company providing financial consulting services to both public and private companies. He has served as a Director of Ondas Holdings (NASDAQ: ONDS) since 2018, Direct Digital (NASDAQ: DRCT) since November 2021, and Smart For Life, Inc. (NASDAQ: SMFL) since February 2022. From March 2012 to July 2015, he was the Founder and Managing Partner of Chord Advisors, a firm providing outsourced CFO services to both public and private companies. From May 2012 to August 2013, he was the Interim CEO and member of the Board of Directors of CorMedix Inc. From July 2008 to August 2012, Mr. Cohen was a member of the Audit Committee of Rodman and Renshaw, an investment banking firm. From July 2001 to August 2012, he was a partner with Novation Capital until its sale to a private equity firm. Mr. Cohen hold a BS with honors from the University of Pennsylvania (Wharton), an MBA from Stanford University and a CPA from New York State (inactive).
About Great Elm Capital Corp.
Great Elm Capital Corp. is an externally managed, business development company that seeks to generate current income and capital appreciation by investing in debt and income-generating equity securities, including investments in specialty finance businesses.
For more information: http://www.greatelmcc.com/
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