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Randall Wright Patterson is Managing Partner of Lake Pointe Partners, LLC, a nationally recognized consulting firm exclusively dedicated to providing profit enhancement, corporate renewal and turnaround consulting services to underperforming businesses.
Mr. Patterson has over 25 years of experience working with underperforming and financially distressed businesses in both consulting and interim management roles. He has had broad experience with hundreds of clients in numerous industries including manufacturing, wholesale distribution, transportation, healthcare, service and construction companies in a broad range of life-cycles from start-ups to mature business enterprises. He also serves as a board member to other companies and organizations. Randy is also a frequent lecturer nationally on topics of turnaround and change management and has appeared in over thirty national newspapers, business magazines and television programs.
Mr. Patterson’s work has been recognized by the public and his peers with numerous nominations for awards including Turnaround of the Year by the Turnaround Management Association, the Turnaround Transaction of the Year by The M&A Advisor and the Blue Chip Enterprise Award by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. He recently received the Turnaround Management’s Association’s prestigious Outstanding Individual Contribution Award for his contributions to the turnaround management industry.
Prior to founding Lake Pointe in 2004, Mr. Patterson was Managing Principal of the Chicago Office of BBK, Ltd. a nationally recognized turnaround consulting firm that acquired Mr. Patterson’s previous turnaround firm that he began in 1990. Mr. Patterson’s previous firm was selected as one of the Top 12 Turnaround Firms in 1998 by Turnarounds & Workouts Magazine. Prior experience includes over 12 years of experience with the international public accounting and consulting firm of Deloitte & Touche.
Mr. Patterson received his BSIM degree from Purdue University and his MBA from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business. His credentials include being a Certified Turnaround Professional (CTP), a Certified Insolvency and Restructuring Advisor (CIRA), a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), and a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).
Mr. Patterson is active in the Turnaround Management Association, having served as a longtime member of its International Board of Directors and Past Chapter President. He also currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Chicago Chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth. He is a licensed business broker and a member of the Midwest Business Brokers and Intermediaries. | 