Mr. Wise was previously Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Neostar Group, Inc., his own company active in private equity investing. Mr. Wise previously served as Chief Executive Officer, President and Vice Chairman of the Board of Integrated Electrical Services (NYSE: IES), which he co founded in 1997. His primary duties included responsibility for acquisitions as well as evaluating and selecting management teams. Prior to joining Integrated Electrical Services, he served as Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer at Sterling Chemicals, where he restructured and sold the company. Mr. Wise spent ten years at Transco Energy Company as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. While at Transco, he served as President and Director of several unregulated subsidiaries.
Mr. Wise has more than 40 years of operational and financial experience with several public companies. During his business career, Mr. Wise has served in a lead role in over $7 billion in financing transactions and over 100 acquisitions, as well as four successful IPOs.
Mr. Wise is a native Houstonian and a graduate of the University of Houston Bauer College of Business where he was named outstanding alumnus in 2000. He is a certified public accountant in Texas and is active in a number of charitable and civic organizations. Mr. Wise joined Haddington’s management team in July 2005 at the initial closing for HEP III, and prior to that served two portfolio companies in Fund II as a senior advisor.
