Management Team

Hesham M. Gad

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Hesham M. Gad has been Chief Executive Officer of the Company since June 2014, Chairman of the Company's Board of Directors since March 2012, and a director of the Company since 2010. From 2013 to 2017, Mr. Gad served as Chairman and CEO of SED International Holdings, Inc., a multinational distributor of IT and computing products. Mr. Gad is the author of "The Business of Value Investing: Six Essential Elements to Buying Companies Like Warren Buffett." Mr. Gad is a graduate of the University of Georgia and the Stanford University Graduate School of Business Executive Program.

David Duquette

Board Member

Mr. Duquette is an experienced CEO. He is currently the CEO of Littoral Power Systems, a company he founded that designs, manufactures, sells, and installs marine energy equipment and energy projects. Mr. Duquette brings extensive experience in corporate finance, corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, asset management and capital allocation.

James Kaufman

Board Member

Mr. Kaufman is a highly seasoned financial executive that will bring a positive track record of value creation.  Mr. Kaufman has over 20 years of experience as Senior Partner at Ernest Young where he was involved in some of the firms most significant projects in Latin America and the U.S, including one of the largest IPO's in U.S history and the largest ever utility IPO in American Water Works. Prior to that, Mr. Kaufman served as Director of Group Audit at Diageo plc.

Elodie Leoni

Board Member

Ms. Leoni is an inspiring and dynamic leader with significant experience in project management, process optimization, and resource management. Ms. Leoni has nearly a decade of experience managing cross-functional teams, implementing and improving workflow efficiencies and fostering collaboration among global stakeholders.

Ronell Rivera

Board Member

Mr. Rivera is the current President of SEDC, Paragon's largest and most valuable subsidiary with an outstanding record of value creation and has extensive experience building and scaling high-performing businesses.