Mr. Strom focuses on sales, marketing and regulatory issues for portfolio companies and also seeks new investment areas based on industry and regulatory trends.
Prior to the formation of Haddington, Mr. Strom served as President of TPC Corporation, the firm which he co founded with Dr. Bickle in 1984. While at TPC, Mr. Strom was initially responsible for starting the company’s gas gathering and natural gas marketing businesses. During his TPC tenure, he focused his time and resources generally in the areas of sales, marketing, new project development, and commercial strategy.
Prior to co-founding TPC, Mr. Strom served in increasing levels of responsibility in industrial sales, marketing and business development with Union Carbide Corporation (1975 – 1982), J.P.J. Industries, Inc. of Kingwood, Texas (1982 – 1983), and Fish Engineering and Construction, Inc., Houston, Texas (1983-1984). During this time, Mr. Strom was responsible for marketing and project management services in the cogeneration, natural gas treating, and processing, and enhanced oil recovery industries. While at Union Carbide, he was responsible for petrochemical sales in the Chemical and Plastics Division, in the Midwest and Southern regions of the U.S.
Mr. Strom graduated, cum laude, with a B.S. in Finance from the University of Illinois in 1975.
