Ron E. Ainsworth
Mr. Ainsworth is the President and CEO of Trenwith Group. He co-founded the Trenwith Group in 1981 and has led the development of the company from its roots as a buyout firm to a full service Investment Bank. His responsibilities lie in the overall development, management and execution of all Private Placement, Subordinated Debt, financial restructuring and M&A transactions taken on by the firm. Over the course of his career, Mr. Ainsworth has worked on transactions across a wide array of industry sectors including, manufacturing, apparel, healthcare, food service, and technology. In his over twenty-year history with Trenwith, he has overseen more than 400 transactions totaling over $10 billion.
Mr. Ainsworth leveraged his experience, as well as a solid background in credit, bankruptcy, and equity to capitalize on the difficult financial times of the early 1980's by purchasing and restructuring five struggling companies. Mr. Ainsworth's first acquisition and turnaround was for American Campground, Inc. Mr. Ainsworth assembled a team of investors to purchase control of the company. Mr. Ainsworth was Chief Operating Officer and his team returned the company to profitability and sold it to Southmark, a $3 billion REIT based in Dallas, Texas.
In 1989, Mr. Ainsworth led the purchase of a financially distressed women's apparel company based in New York City with factories in Korea, China, and Japan. He relocated to London, England to serve as President and Chairman and to expand the company's worldwide sales. After his two year tenure, Mr. Ainsworth sold the once failing company after reestablishing profitability.
Mr. Ainsworth embarked on his professional and financial career with Prudential Corporate Finance in New York, primarily in project finance. Mr. Ainsworth holds his series 7, 24, and 63 licenses. Mr. Ainsworth is a regular speaker at the UCLA Mergers and Acquisitions executive education program and lectures twice a year to professionals from around the world.