Anthony Manzo joins Flexcon

Flexcon Holdings Trust (FHT), a portfolio of companies centered around roll-to-roll manufacturing of films, has appointed Anthony Manzo as senior vice president of corporate development.

Manzo spent over 15 years in the corporate development world creating and honing organic and inorganic growth strategies. Most recently, he worked as executive vice president of corporate development at Re:Build, where he led the effort to acquire and integrate 12 businesses in a compressed time frame.

In addition to this experience, Manzo previously worked in private equity for American Capital (formerly NASDAQ: ACAS) and Cannon Capital.

In this role, Manzo will utilize his experience and expertise to identify opportunities for organic growth in FHT, and lead any inorganic activity for FHT, Flexcon, Arlon, and Blueshift.

Manzo will also work closely with the leadership in each business to identify and execute value-creating initiatives, build robust process capabilities, and provide critical support and business insights enabling growth. 

Dr Michael Foley, CEO of FHT, said: ‘Prior to joining FHT, I worked closely with Anthony as a co-founder of Re:Build Manufacturing. At Re:Build we scaled a company from 5 founders to 1,200 employees in 18 months. Anthony played a key role in many areas of corporate development that we can leverage at FHT to accelerate our future growth.’

‘FHT is an important business with a deep-rooted history in solving customers' complex challenges and making business decisions focused on the long-term,’ added Manzo. ‘Its family ownership and entrepreneurial and collaborative culture are differentiators that will allow FHT to continue growing and innovating for the foreseeable future and beyond. I'm excited and honored to join this highly accomplished team and contribute to helping the Company in its next phase of growth.