Derek Senft
Chairman at Overland Container Transportation Services Corp.
Profile
As Managing Partner of Founders, Derek serves as Director of each Founders’ portfolio company including, Presteve Foods, Totally Chocolate, Sierra Meat & Seafood, MacDonald Meat Co, Seattle Fish Co, and Walt's Meats (as Co-Chairman of the Board).
Derek's special focus is on long term growth strategy, corporate development & acquisitions, and Finance function oversight.
Derek also oversees Founders' portfolio of industrial real estate.
He is responsible for overall portfolio construction and monitoring, participates in investment decision-making, and invests in all transactions.?
Founders is a family firm that combines 30 years’ private equity experience in over 80 companies with deep operating knowledge.
The firm invests its partners’ own capital and focuses on applying operating know-how in medium-sized food businesses, with a view to building thriving organizations over the long term.?
Alongside his role in Founders, Derek is a Managing Director of Tricor Pacific Capital where he oversees Tricor's direct investments including as Chairman of the Board of Overland Container Transportation Services.
Derek is also an owner and Director of Frontline Real Estate Services and formerly a Director of Prostate Cancer Canada.
?
Derek has 20 + years of private equity & family office investing experience.
Since 2012, Derek has led 30 + buyout investments and add-on acquisitions in mid-market operating businesses (control & minority), industrial real estate, and other alternative investments.
He started his career at CIBC World Markets and then went on to lead investments for Pender West Capital Partners Inc. and Tricor Pacific Capital Inc. (Fund IV).
He received his B.A.
degree from Dartmouth College (Hanover, NH) and his M.B.A.
degree from London Business School (London, UK).?
Derek Senft active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Pender West Capital Partners, Inc.
 Pender West Capital Partners, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Founded in 2000, Pender West Capital Partners Inc. is a private equity firm located in Vancouver, British Columbia | Private Equity Investor | 01/01/2012 |
Purewater Foods, Inc.
 Purewater Foods, Inc. Food DistributorsDistribution Services Purewater Foods, Inc. operates as a holding company with interests in the distribution of fish products. The company was founded on April 22, 2015 and is headquartered in Edmonton, Canada. | Director/Board Member | - |
Totally Chocolate, Inc.
 Totally Chocolate, Inc. Food: Specialty/CandyConsumer Non-Durables Totally Chocolate, Inc. manufactures custom molded chocolates for corporate and special event uses. It offers engraved chocolate bars and customized chocolates for holiday gifts, weddings, restaurants, catering, and tradeshows. The company was founded by Jeff Robinson in 1987 and is headquartered in Blaine, WA. | Director/Board Member | - |
Founders Group of Food Cos., Inc.
 Founders Group of Food Cos., Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Founders Group of Food Cos. Inc. (Founders Group of Food) is a private equity firm founded in 2013. The firm is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. | Director/Board Member | 01/09/2014 |
Ganache Gourmet, Inc.
 Ganache Gourmet, Inc. Specialty StoresRetail Trade Ganache Gourmet, Inc. provides edible gift products. It offers edible gift products to a diverse array of customers including chocolate and confectionery, meat and cheeses, cookies, cakes, and other baked goods and gift baskets. The company is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. | Director/Board Member | - |
Freshstone Kitchen, Inc.
 Freshstone Kitchen, Inc. Food: Major DiversifiedConsumer Non-Durables Freshstone Kitchen, Inc. engages in the provision of fresh repared food. It offers ready-to-eat entrees, salads, dips, soups, side dishes, appetizers, and ethnic foods. The firm also seeking to acquire manufacturers of home meal replacement solutions and / or other prepared food companies which will either complement its existing lines of business or broaden their companies' product offerings. The company is headquartered in Edmonton, Canada. | Director/Board Member | - |
Armand Agra, Inc.
 Armand Agra, Inc. Food: Meat/Fish/DairyConsumer Non-Durables Armand Agra, Inc. makes souses and meat products. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Reno, NV. | Director/Board Member | - |
Flocchini Family Provisions, Inc.
 Flocchini Family Provisions, Inc. Food: Meat/Fish/DairyConsumer Non-Durables Part of Armand Agra, Inc., Flocchini Family Provisions, Inc. is a meat company that specializes in producing high-quality sausages, hot dogs, and deli items. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in Carson City, NV. Flocchini Family Provisions uses only the finest premium cuts of pork and beef, never any fillers, chicken or turkey, or by-products to create their products. The company also uses whole muscle meats and only the finest herbs to make their handcrafted sausages. The company has been in the meat business since the 1930s and partnered with the Tonino family, who are third-generation sausage makers, in 2015 to carry on the tradition of making great sausage. | Director/Board Member | - |
Overland Container Transportation Services Corp.
 Overland Container Transportation Services Corp. Other TransportationTransportation Overland Container Transportation Services Corp. provides intermodal container transportation and storage services. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Edmonton, Canada. | Chairman | - |
| ░░░░░░ ░░░░░░░ ░░░░░░ ░░░░ | ░░░░░░░ ░░░░░░ ░░░░░░░░ | ░░░░░░░░░░ |
Former positions of Derek Senft
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
| ░░░░░░░░░░ ░░░░░░ | ░░░░░░░ ░░░░░░ ░░░░░░░ | ░░░░░░░░░░ |
| ░░░░ ░░░░░ ░░░░░░░░ ░░░░ | ░░░░░░░░░ ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ | ░░░░░░░░░░ |
Training of Derek Senft
| Dartmouth College | Undergraduate Degree |
| London Business School | Masters Business Admin |
Experiences
Positions held
Connections
1st degree connections
1st degree companies
Male
Female
Members of the board
Executives
Linked companies
| Private companies | 13 |
|---|---|
Parallel49 Equity
 Parallel49 Equity Investment ManagersFinance Parallel49 Equity (Parallel49 Equity) is a private equity firm, a subsidiary of Tricor Pacific Capital, Inc. founded in 1996 by Rod R. Senft, J. Trevor Johnstone and David James Rowntree. The firm is headquartered in Illinois, US. | Finance |
CIBC World Markets, Inc.
 CIBC World Markets, Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance CIBC World Markets, Inc. is a full-service Canadian brokerage and investment banking firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded in 1961 and is a subsidiary of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (TSE, NYSE: CM). CIBC World Markets provides alternative investment managers with premier prime brokerage that brings together trade execution, reporting, research and capital introduction with a view to enhancing efficiencies and profitability. | Finance |
Pender West Capital Partners, Inc.
Pender West Capital Partners, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Founded in 2000, Pender West Capital Partners Inc. is a private equity firm located in Vancouver, British Columbia | Finance |
Purewater Foods, Inc.
Purewater Foods, Inc. Food DistributorsDistribution Services Purewater Foods, Inc. operates as a holding company with interests in the distribution of fish products. The company was founded on April 22, 2015 and is headquartered in Edmonton, Canada. | Distribution Services |
Totally Chocolate, Inc.
Totally Chocolate, Inc. Food: Specialty/CandyConsumer Non-Durables Totally Chocolate, Inc. manufactures custom molded chocolates for corporate and special event uses. It offers engraved chocolate bars and customized chocolates for holiday gifts, weddings, restaurants, catering, and tradeshows. The company was founded by Jeff Robinson in 1987 and is headquartered in Blaine, WA. | Consumer Non-Durables |
Founders Group of Food Cos., Inc.
Founders Group of Food Cos., Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Founders Group of Food Cos. Inc. (Founders Group of Food) is a private equity firm founded in 2013. The firm is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. | Finance |
Ganache Gourmet, Inc.
Ganache Gourmet, Inc. Specialty StoresRetail Trade Ganache Gourmet, Inc. provides edible gift products. It offers edible gift products to a diverse array of customers including chocolate and confectionery, meat and cheeses, cookies, cakes, and other baked goods and gift baskets. The company is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. | Retail Trade |
Freshstone Kitchen, Inc.
Freshstone Kitchen, Inc. Food: Major DiversifiedConsumer Non-Durables Freshstone Kitchen, Inc. engages in the provision of fresh repared food. It offers ready-to-eat entrees, salads, dips, soups, side dishes, appetizers, and ethnic foods. The firm also seeking to acquire manufacturers of home meal replacement solutions and / or other prepared food companies which will either complement its existing lines of business or broaden their companies' product offerings. The company is headquartered in Edmonton, Canada. | Consumer Non-Durables |
Armand Agra, Inc.
Armand Agra, Inc. Food: Meat/Fish/DairyConsumer Non-Durables Armand Agra, Inc. makes souses and meat products. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Reno, NV. | Consumer Non-Durables |
Flocchini Family Provisions, Inc.
Flocchini Family Provisions, Inc. Food: Meat/Fish/DairyConsumer Non-Durables Part of Armand Agra, Inc., Flocchini Family Provisions, Inc. is a meat company that specializes in producing high-quality sausages, hot dogs, and deli items. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in Carson City, NV. Flocchini Family Provisions uses only the finest premium cuts of pork and beef, never any fillers, chicken or turkey, or by-products to create their products. The company also uses whole muscle meats and only the finest herbs to make their handcrafted sausages. The company has been in the meat business since the 1930s and partnered with the Tonino family, who are third-generation sausage makers, in 2015 to carry on the tradition of making great sausage. | Consumer Non-Durables |
Overland Container Transportation Services Corp.
Overland Container Transportation Services Corp. Other TransportationTransportation Overland Container Transportation Services Corp. provides intermodal container transportation and storage services. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Edmonton, Canada. | Transportation |
Tricor Pacific Lands, Inc.
 Tricor Pacific Lands, Inc. Real Estate DevelopmentFinance Tricor Pacific Lands, Inc. provides real estate services. The private company is based in Vancouver, Canada. The Canadian company was founded by David James Rowntree. | Finance |
Frontline Real Estate Services Ltd.
 Frontline Real Estate Services Ltd. Real Estate DevelopmentFinance Frontline Real Estate Services Ltd. provides real estate services. The private company is based in Langley, Canada. | Finance |
- Stock Market
- Insiders
- Derek Senft
