Financial Services >> CEO Interviews >> December 9, 2016
E. Ashton Poole joined Triangle Capital Corporation in July 2013 and currently serves as President and Chief Executive Officer, and is a member of its investment committee and board of directors. Prior to joining Triangle, Mr. Poole spent 19 years in the investment banking division of Morgan Stanley, where he served as a managing director in both the Power & Utility and Diversified Industrial Groups. During his time at Morgan Stanley, Mr. Poole advised clients in connection with merger and acquisition, and capital-raising transactions, including equity offerings, debt offerings, recapitalizations and leveraged buyouts. Prior to joining Morgan Stanley, Mr. Poole worked for three years as a strategy consultant with Gemini Consulting, where he was a generalist and advised companies primarily on strategic and financing matters. Mr. Poole earned a B.S. in business administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. Profile
TWST: Update us on Triangle Capital since we last spoke in 2013.
Mr. Poole: Since 2013, Triangle has continued to grow and expand its presence across the lower